ERIC Number: EJ905879
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Dec
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Functional Curriculum = Evidence-Based Education?: Considering Secondary Students with Mild Intellectual Disabilities
Bouck, Emily C.; Flanagan, Sara M.
Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, v45 n4 p487-499 Dec 2010
Education is currently in an evidence-based era, demanding as well as assuming all educational practices are evidence-based. In the case of a functional curriculum for secondary students with mild intellectual disabilities, despite existing professional wisdom, the state of empirical evidence is unclear. This study represents a systematic review of the literature regarding the evidence-base of a functional curriculum to educate secondary students with mild intellectual disabilities. Seven research-based articles were found in the literature exploring use of a functional curriculum for this population of students, suggesting a lack of research on functional curriculum for secondary students with mild intellectual disabilities in recent years, especially when considering postschool outcomes and adult experiences. The authors concluded a functional curriculum for secondary students with mild intellectual disabilities is not an evidence-based practice at the current time. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Mild Mental Retardation, Literature Reviews, Educational Practices, Curriculum, Daily Living Skills, Vocational Education, Job Skills, Independent Living, Interpersonal Competence, Self Determination, Money Management, Transportation, Reading Skills, Word Recognition, Vocabulary Development, Nutrition, Problem Solving, High School Students, Middle School Students
Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://www.dddcec.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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