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Relationships between Self-Determination and Postschool Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities
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Shogren, Karrie A.; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B.; Rifenbark, Graham G.; Little, Todd D. – Journal of Special Education, 2015
This article reports the results of a follow-up analysis of 779 students with disabilities who participated in group-randomized, control group studies designed to examine the efficacy of self-determination interventions in secondary school to examine the relationship between self-determination status when exiting high school and adult outcomes 1…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Youth Opportunities, Disabilities, Followup Studies
Transition to Independence. A Texas Program Takes Special Needs Students out of the Classroom and into the Community.
Kleine, Karen K. – Vocational Education Journal, 1991
The McLellan County (Texas) Cooperative for Exceptional Children emphasizes vocational training in community settings as well as domestic skills through the Living in Functional Environments program. Community-based instruction improves the transition not only to employment but to independent living and community participation for youth with…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Guide to Teaching. Vocational Home Economics Education.
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Curriculum Center. – 1988
This guide was developed to help vocational home economics teachers in Texas incorporate the essential elements mandated by the State Board of Education into the curriculum. The guide contains advice to teachers in the following 10 areas: program planning; curriculum; teaching basic academic skills in vocational home economics classes; supervised…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education, Course Content, Daily Living Skills