Goal Attainment and Quality of Life through Inclusive College

With growing opportunity for students with intellectual and developmental disability to access a variety of inclusive higher education programs comes an increased need for program implementers to evaluate practices and outcomes alongside participants. This mixed method, exploratory study examines s...

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Main Authors: Kate Strater, Mia Kurkechian, Kassandra Weber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mason Journals 2024-02-01
Series:Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education
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Online Access:http://journals.gmu.edu/index.php/jipe/article/view/3311
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description With growing opportunity for students with intellectual and developmental disability to access a variety of inclusive higher education programs comes an increased need for program implementers to evaluate practices and outcomes alongside participants. This mixed method, exploratory study examines self-determined goal setting, goal attainment, and quality of life within an inclusive college program as a measure of participant outcome and program evaluation. Furthermore, it provides implications for the importance of self-determined learning and participant voice within program planning, revision, and implementation.  
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spelling doaj.art-c88e5999d9974b4eba74b2362263f9462024-02-29T11:58:35ZengMason JournalsJournal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education2642-86792024-02-015210.13021/jipe.2024.3311Goal Attainment and Quality of Life through Inclusive CollegeKate Strater0Mia Kurkechian1Kassandra Weber2Calvin UniversityCalvin UniversityCalvin University With growing opportunity for students with intellectual and developmental disability to access a variety of inclusive higher education programs comes an increased need for program implementers to evaluate practices and outcomes alongside participants. This mixed method, exploratory study examines self-determined goal setting, goal attainment, and quality of life within an inclusive college program as a measure of participant outcome and program evaluation. Furthermore, it provides implications for the importance of self-determined learning and participant voice within program planning, revision, and implementation.   http://journals.gmu.edu/index.php/jipe/article/view/3311Self-determinationGoal settingInclusive postsecondary educationIntellectual disability
spellingShingle Kate Strater
Mia Kurkechian
Kassandra Weber
Goal Attainment and Quality of Life through Inclusive College
Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education
Self-determination
Goal setting
Inclusive postsecondary education
Intellectual disability
title Goal Attainment and Quality of Life through Inclusive College
title_full Goal Attainment and Quality of Life through Inclusive College
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title_full_unstemmed Goal Attainment and Quality of Life through Inclusive College
title_short Goal Attainment and Quality of Life through Inclusive College
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topic Self-determination
Goal setting
Inclusive postsecondary education
Intellectual disability
url http://journals.gmu.edu/index.php/jipe/article/view/3311
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