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Mind the Gap! Implications of a Person-Environment Fit Model of Intellectual Disability for Students, Educators, and Schools
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Thompson, James R.; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Hughes, Carolyn – Exceptionality, 2010
A person-environment fit conceptualization of intellectual disability (ID) requires educators to focus on the gap between a student's competencies and the demands of activities and settings in schools. In this article the implications of the person-environment fit conceptual model are considered in regard to instructional benefits, special…
Descriptors: Personality Theories, Mental Retardation, Special Needs Students, Models