Increasing Student Participation in IEP Meetings: Establishing the Self-Directed IEP as an Evidenced-Based Practice

• Published in: Exceptional children Vol. 72; no. 3; pp. 299 - 316
• Main Authors: Martin, James E., Van Dycke, Jamie L., Christensen, W. Robert, Greene, Barbara A., Gardner, J. Emmett, Lovett, David L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2006; Council for Exceptional Children; Sage Publications, Inc; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Behavior Problems; Biological and medical sciences; Comparative Analysis; Control Groups; Education; Effectiveness; High School Students; Individualized Education Programs; Individualized Instruction; Learner Engagement; Medical sciences; Meetings; Middle School Students; Pretests Posttests; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Schools; Self Advocacy; Self Determination; Special Education Teachers; Special education. Orthophony; Student Interests; Student Participation; Students; Teaching Methods; Teamwork; Transitional Programs; Treatments; United States; United States; Human; Participation; Learning disability; Intellectual deficiency; Teacher; Developmental disorder; Educational schedule; Student; Mental retardation; Evidence-based medicine; Special education

This study examined the effectiveness of the Self-Directed IEP to teach individualized education program (IEP) meeting skills. One hundred and thirty secondary students were randomly assigned to the treatment or control group. Observations of 130 meetings and 764 IEP team members were performed usin...