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Allison R. Lombardi; Graham G. Rifenbark; Karrie A. Shogren; Ashley Taconet; Tyler A. Hicks – Remedial and Special Education, 2025
In this registered report, we examined interrelationships between established constructs of self-determination and economic hardship using data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 (NLTS2012). We tested the hypothesized factor structure of selected NLTS2012 items assessing constructs associated with self-determination (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Financial Problems, Adolescents, Students with Disabilities
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Lee, Deborah; Ramírez, May; Castruita-Rios, Yazmin; Chen, Xiangli; Tansey, Timothy – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2023
Background: Youth with disabilities who have at least one paid work experience during high school are more than twice as likely to be employed after high school. However, barriers exist that limit work opportunities for youth with disabilities and subsequent entry to work as part of their adult lives. Objective: The study identified secondary…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, High School Students, Barriers, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Odom, Samuel L., Ed. – Guilford Press, 2022
In a convenient large-size format, this book presents the first research-based, comprehensive program designed to support high school students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Developed and tested in public schools by the Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (CSESA), the program addresses four critical…
Descriptors: High School Students, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adolescents, Literacy
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Zirkus, Katelyn J.; Morgan, Joseph J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2020
Research suggests a potential relationship between self-determination and improved post-school outcomes for students with disabilities. Self-determination represents a particularly relevant variable which deserves increased attention for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD); however, there is no consistent understanding on how to…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Skill Development, Students with Disabilities, Behavior Disorders
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Sayman, Donna M. – Learning Assistance Review, 2015
Understanding the needs of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their post-high school experiences is a new and widely under-studied area of research (MacLeod & Green, 2009). The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of a young woman with ASD in her journey following high school graduation to the world…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, College Students, Student Experience
Chou, Yu-Chi – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation consists of four chapters. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the self-determination literature documenting the importance of promoting the self-determination of transition and secondary age students with disabilities, as well as a summary of research examining the self-determination of students with disabilities across…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Autism