Relationships between Recreation and Levels of Self-Determination for Adolescents and Young Adults with Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	McGuire, Jayne; McDonnell, John
Titel	Relationships between Recreation and Levels of Self-Determination for Adolescents and Young Adults with Disabilities
Quelle	In: Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 31 (2008) 3, S.154-163 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0885-7288
DOI	10.1177/0885728808315333
Schlagwörter	Mental Retardation; Young Adults; Adolescents; Recreational Activities; Self Determination; Secondary School Students; Postsecondary Education; Special Education; Measures (Individuals); Prediction; Learning Experience + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geistige Behinderung; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Freizeitgestaltung; Selbstbestimmung; Sekundarschüler; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Messdaten; Vorhersage; Lernerfahrung
Abstract	Self-determination continues to be a focus for secondary students who have intellectual disabilities. This study examined the relationship between recreation and self-determination for adolescents and young adults with intellectual disabilities. Students from secondary and post-high school special education programs tracked their involvement in recreation for a 2-week period. Then students were given the "Arc's Self-Determination Scale." The results establish a predictive relationship between recreation and self-determination indicating that increased amounts of time adolescents and young adults spend actively involved in recreation were found to be predictive of higher levels of self-determination. The findings support that recreation may be a useful strategy for enhancing self-determination skills and that self-determination can be increased through experiences, not just through teaching explicit skills. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10