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Sara Ucar; Jacqueline Anton; Maryssa Kucskar Mitsch; Mayumi Hagiwara; Amber Friesen – Young Exceptional Children, 2024
Self-determination is a dispositional characteristic, expressed when people act as causal agents in their lives. It develops throughout the life course, starting in early childhood. Causal Agency Theory defines three self-determined actions that lead to self-determination, which are (1) volitional action: including making conscious choices based…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Young Children, Decision Making, Preferences
Kaitlyn M. Millen; Lori Y. Peterson; Jason Robinson; Timothy M. Luff – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2020
Self-determination skills are a potential predictor of post-school success for individuals with disabilities. This study examined the perspectives of special educators of students in preschool through age 22 in one school district who participated in multiple professional development and coaching sessions on self-determination including the…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Special Education Teachers, Self Determination, Teaching Methods
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McKittrick, Lanya Lynn – Online Submission, 2022
Students can become self-determined young adults with improved outcomes if they learn the necessary skills early. Participants in this qualitative study were seven teachers of the visually impaired or orientation and mobility specialists and seven teachers of students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The purpose of this qualitative research study…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students, Barriers