Why has promoting the self-determination of students with disabilities become a best practice in secondary education and transition services?
a. Self-determination status has been linked to the attainment of more positive academic and transition outcomes, including more positive employment and independent living outcomes and more positive quality of life and life satisfaction
b. Research across special education disability categories has yet to establish the need for intervention to promote self-determination, but studies are being piloted to document impact on learning disabilities
c. Teachers believe that teaching students to become more self-determined is important; however, with few curricular and instructional models identified it is difficult to provide this instructional focus
Ans: a. Self-determination status has been linked to the attainment of more positive academic and transition outcomes, including more positive employment and independent living outcomes and more positive quality of life and life satisfaction
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