NOW WHAT? Impact of a Self-Advocacy Strategy on Middle School Students with Disabilities

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dc.contributor.advisorWilliams-Diehm, Kendra
dc.contributor.authorLynch, Cassie
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMiller, Christina
dc.contributor.committeeMemberPeltier, Corey
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDeBacker, Teresa
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGutierrez, Kathrine
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-11T16:42:33Z
dc.date.available2020-05-11T16:42:33Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-08
dc.date.manuscript2020
dc.description.abstractStudents with disabilities do not develop self-advocacy skills on their own; however, instruction in these skills is often lacking in special education programs. This lack of self-advocacy skills negatively impacts the ability of these students to participate in the general education setting. The purpose of this study was to twofold; specifically, it sought to determine whether middle school students with disabilities could be taught to recognize the need for self-advocacy and to employ appropriate help-seeking behaviors using the NOW WHAT? Strategy. Additionally, the study served as a field test for the lesson package. Thirty-seven middle school students with disabilities participated in an author-created, 12-lesson package over a six-week period. Student-reported levels of self-advocacy were measured pre- and post-intervention using the Self-Advocacy Measure for Middle School (SAMMS). Pre- and post-intervention interviews were used to collect data on student perceptions of their ability to use self-advocacy in the general education setting. Quantitative results indicated student knowledge of self-advocacy increased but did not generalize to the general education classroom. Qualitative data provided some insight into the lack of change observed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/324378
dc.languageen_USen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectself-advocacyen_US
dc.subjectmiddle schoolen_US
dc.subjectdisabilityen_US
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.titleNOW WHAT? Impact of a Self-Advocacy Strategy on Middle School Students with Disabilitiesen_US
ou.groupJeannine Rainbolt College of Educationen_US
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