Establishing a Causal Relationship Between Intervention to Promote Self-Determination and Enhanced Student Self-Determination

Journal of Special Education

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 195-210

  Wehmeyer, Michael L ^a   Palmer, Susan B ^a   Shogren, Karrie ^b   Williams Diehm, Kendra ^c   Soukup, Jane H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

causal relationship; intervention; randomized trial; self determination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871208940     PISSN: 00224669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022466910392377     Document Type: Article

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