A preliminary investigation of the relationship of transition preparation and self-determination for students with disabilities in postsecondary educational settings

Career Development for Exceptional Individuals

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 80-94

  Morningstar, Mary E ^a   Frey, Bruce B ^a   Noonan, Patricia M ^a   Ng, Jennifer ^a   Clavenna Deane, Beth ^a   Graves, Perry ^a   Kellems, Ryan ^a   McCall, Zach ^a   Pearson, Mary ^a   Wade Diana, Diana Bjorkman ^a   Williams Diehm, Kendra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlation research; Family involvement; Postsecondary education; Self determination; Student focused planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954601793     PISSN: 08857288     EISSN: 15575047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885728809356568     Document Type: Article

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