Promoting Self-Determination in Students with Developmental Disabilities (What Works for Special-Needs Learners)

Michael L. Wehmeyer

Growing evidence suggests that self-determination is a significant factor in improving educational and transition outcomes in students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This volume reviews the breadth of available methods for teaching components of self-determination--including choice making, problem solving, decision making, goal setting, self-advocacy, and self-regulated learning--and provides best-practice recommendations that teachers can put to immediate use in the classroom. --from publisher description.