A Randomized-Trial Evaluation of the Effect of Whose Future Is It Anyway? on Self-Determination
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2011-05-01Author
Michael L. Wehmeyer
Susan B. Palmer
Youngsun Lee
Kendra Williams-Diehm
Karrie Shogren
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Abstract
Promoting student involvement in planning has become best practice in the field of transition. Research documents the positive impact of such efforts on greater student involvement. Research also suggests that promoting student involvement results in greater student self-determination, but a causal link has not been established. This study used a randomized- trial, placebo control group design to study the impact of intervention with the Whose Future Is It Anyway? process on self-determination. The authors also examined the impact of intervention on transition knowledge and skills. Results indicated that instruction using the Whose Future Is It Anyway? process resulted in significant, positive differences in self- determination when compared with a placebo-control group and that students who received instruction gained transition knowledge and skills.
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Wehmeyer, M. L., Palmer, S. B., Lee, Y., Williams-Diehm, K., & Shogren, K. (2011). A Randomized-Trial Evaluation of the Effect of Whose Future Is It Anyway? on Self-Determination. Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 34(1), 45-56. doi: 10.1177/0885728810383559