Enhancing the Job Performance of Youth with Moderate to Severe Cognitive Disabilities Using the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 194-204

  McGlashing Johnson, Jennifer ^a   Agran, Martin ^a   Sitlington, Patricia ^a   Cavin, Michael ^a   Wehmeyer, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Job performance; Self determination; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842579176     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2511/rpsd.28.4.194     Document Type: Article

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