Parent and teacher engagement in fostering the self-determination of students with disabilities: A comparison between the U.S. and the Republic of Ch

2006

This study investigated the behaviors of parents and teachers in the United States and Taiwan in fostering the self-determination of elementary and secondary school students. Participants were parents and teachers of 203 students from the United States and 90 students from Taiwan. Findings indicated (a) U.S. teachers reported similar level of engagement in self-determination fostering behaviors as teachers in Taiwan; (b) U.S. parents reported significantly higher level of engagement in self-determination fostering behaviors than parents in Taiwan; (c) in both countries, teachers and parents of secondary school students reported higher level of engagement than their counterpart of elementary school students; (d) country differences and teacher/parent differences were related to some specific items. Interpretations of these findings and implications for parent and teacher education and cultural differences are discussed.

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