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Strength-Based Approaches to Educating All Learners with Disabilities
Leading scholar Michael Wehmeyer provides a cogent but accessible account of the evolution of special education. Offering a compelling vision of where the field should be headed in …
Choice, Preference, and Disability
This book examines choice and preference in the lives of people with disability, focusing on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It provides an overview of …
Handbook of Positive Psychology in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
This handbook examines the wide-ranging applications of positive psychology in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. It discusses the change in perceptions of …
Development of Self-Determination Through the Life-Course
This volume examines the developmental aspects of the general psychological construct of self-determination. The term refers to self- (vs. other-) caused action—to people acting …
Inclusive Education in a Strengths-Based Era
In this inaugural book in their Inclusive Education for Students with Disabilities series, Michael L. Wehmeyer and Jennifer A. Kurth explore central, defining questions for the …
The Positive Psychology of Personal Factors
Historically, interventions designed to impact the lives of disabled people were predicated upon deficits-based models of disability. This began to change with the introduction of …
Promoting Self-Determination in Students with Developmental Disabilities
Growing evidence suggests that self-determination is a significant factor in improving educational and transition outcomes in students with intellectual and developmental …
Self-Determination
'There is not available a more comprehensive book in the area of self-determination.'ùMelinda Pierson, Department of Special EducationCalifornia State University, Fullerton'Unique …
Educating Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Similar to a handbook in its comprehensive description of the theory and research supporting current practices in the treatment of autism spectrum disorders, this interdisciplinary …
The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology and Disability
Roughly 54 million people with disabilities live in the U.S., and there are many more millions of people with disabilities around the world. Not surprisingly, differences among …
The Story of Intellectual Disability
Accessible, engaging, and filled with contributions by the country's most celebrated disability experts, this fascinating volume skillfully captures how intellectual disability has …
Handbook of Adolescent Transition Education for Youth with Disabilities
Now in a thoroughly revised and updated second edition, this handbook provides a comprehensive resource for those who facilitate the complex transitions to adulthood for …