What is it about?
The article investigates whether Norwegian students with and without intellectual disabilities learn how to set goals for themselves, and whether they learn how to make plans that will help them achieve those goals.
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Why is it important?
Goal setting and planning are considered basic self-determination skills, which are linked to better post-school outcomes, higher levels of independence, and more community participation for persons with intellectual disability. It is therefore important that students learn basic self-determination skills at school, so that they can improve their overall quality of life.
Perspectives
This research shows that, while students tend to learn how to set goals at school, learning how to make plans for goal attainment is rarely addressed. This indicates the need to provide educators with instructional materials for how they can teach these skills.
Ms. Veerle GARRELS
Universitetet i Oslo
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This page is a summary of: Goal setting and planning for Norwegian students with and without intellectual disabilities: Wishing upon a star?, European Journal of Special Needs Education, December 2016, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2016.1261487.
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