A randomized-trial evaluation of the effect of Whose Future is it Anyway? on self-determination.

2011

Michael Wehmeyer
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Promoting student involvement in planning has become best practice in the field of transition. Research documents the positive impact of such efforts on greater student involvement. Research also suggests that promoting student involvement results in greater student self-determination, but a causal link has not been established. This study used a randomized-trial, placebo control group design to study the impact of intervention with the Whose Future is it Anyway? process on self-determination. We also examined the impact of intervention on transition knowledge and skills. Results indicated that instruction using the Whose Future is it Anyway? process resulted in significant, positive differences in self-determination when compared with a placebo-control group, and that students who received instruction gained transition knowledge and skills.

Self-Determination, Whose Future is it Anyway?, student directed transition planning, randomized trial

Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals Published/In Press

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