Adolescents with Severe Disabilities: Family, School, and Community Integration.

Kraemer, Bonnie R.; Blacher, Jan; Marshal, Michael P.

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ERIC Number: EJ599170

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Adolescents with Severe Disabilities: Family, School, and Community Integration.

Kraemer, Bonnie R.; Blacher, Jan; Marshal, Michael P.

Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, v22 n4 p224-34 Win 1997

A study of 151 parents of adolescents with severe disabilities found the adolescents primarily participated in family and home activities, with less frequent participation in school and community functions. Child characteristics and family variables influenced an adolescent's level of integration in home and community, with only child characteristics predicting school integration. (CR)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Family Environment, Family Influence, Inclusive Schools, Predictor Variables, Severe Disabilities, Severity (of Disability), Social Integration, Student Characteristics, Student Participation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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