Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2008
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Early Intervention
Abstract
This article is about emergent self-determination for young children with disabilities in their home environments. The purpose of this study was to better understand family and home characteristics and how they influence the ways in which families can support the development of self-determination for their children with disabilities. Thirty families of young children with disabilities were interviewed, and their homes were systematically observed. Using a grounded theory design, an emergent model was developed that examined family and home context and the influence of context on the strategies that families used to support self-determination. Future research and practice implications of this research for supporting families are discussed.
DOI
10.1177/1053815108324445
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Brotherson, Mary Jane; Cook, Christine C.; Erwin, Elizabeth; and Weigel, Cindy J., "Understanding Self-Determination and Families of Young Children with Disabilities in Home Environments" (2008). Department of Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Creative Works. 150.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/teaching-learning-facpubs/150
Published Citation
Brotherson, M. J., Cook, C. C., Erwin, E. J., & Weigel, C. J. (2008). Understanding self-determination and families of young children with disabilities in home environments. Journal of Early Intervention, 31(1), 22-43.