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Examining the Contribution of Motivation in the Job Search of Youth with Developmental Language Disorder
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Pascale Dubois; Frédéric Guay; Marie-Catherine St-Pierre – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2023
Background & aims: Youth with developmental language disorder (DLD) are at risk of experiencing challenges during their job search. It is thus crucial to promote efficient job search behaviors in terms of effort, intensity, and self-regulation. Based on self-determination theory (SDT), we verified the role of autonomous and controlled…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Developmental Disabilities, Job Search Methods, Motivation
A Family Systems Perspective on Supporting Self-Determination in Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Taylor, Whitney D.; Cobigo, Virginie; Ouellette-Kuntz, Hélène – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: This study explored the way families support self-determination in young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) during life transitions. Method: Qualitative case studies were conducted with two Canadian families who participated in semi-structured interviews and ethnographic observations every quarter for one…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Self Determination, Young Adults, Intellectual Disability
Transition to Adulthood as a Joint Parent-Youth Project for Young Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Marshall, Sheila K.; Stainton, Tim; Wall, Jessie M.; Zhu, Ma; Murray, John; Wu, Siwei; El Bouhali, Asmae; Parada, Filomena; Zaidman-Zait, Anat; Young, Richard A. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Eight dyads (N = 16) residing in Western Canada participated in this investigation of how young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their parents jointly construct, articulate, and act on goals pertinent to the young adults' transition to adulthood. Using the action-project method to collect and analyze conversations…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Understanding Parent Advocacy during the Transition to School of Children with Developmental Disabilities: Three Canadian Cases
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Hutchinson, Nancy L.; Pyle, Angela; Villeneuve, Michelle; Dods, Jennifer; Dalton, C. J.; Minnes, Patricia – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2014
Research has shown the benefits of parent involvement for student participation in education. Parent advocacy is a critical form of involvement by parents for children who are young, have disabilities, and are making transitions. Studies have classified forms of parent advocacy but have not illuminated the components necessary for effective parent…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Parent Role, Transitional Programs, Developmental Disabilities
The Experience of Parents as Their Children with Developmental Disabilities Transition from Early Intervention to Kindergarten
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Villeneuve, Michelle; Chatenoud, Celine; Hutchinson, Nancy L.; Minnes, Patricia; Perry, Adrienne; Dionne, Carmen; Frankel, Elaine B.; Isaacs, Barry; Loh, Alvin; Versnel, Joan; Weiss, Jonathan – Canadian Journal of Education, 2013
Despite recognition of the importance of parent involvement to enable meaningful inclusion of young children with developmental disabilities in education contexts, few Canadian studies have reported how parents experience this collaboration. Recent research suggests that the transition process is critical to the early school experiences of…
Descriptors: Developmental Delays, Foreign Countries, Developmental Disabilities, Early Intervention
Transition to Adult Services for Young People with Disabilities: Current Evidence to Guide Future Research
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Stewart, Debra – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2009
This article outlines the evidence upon which best practice guidelines for transition to adulthood for young people with physical and developmental disabilities were developed in Ontario, Canada, through consensus activities. Evidence was gathered from published and unpublished literature and focus groups with young people, parents, community…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Developmental Disabilities, Young Adults, Guidelines