Exploring Parents' Views on Supporting Their College Student With an Intellectual Disability to Develop Agency

• Published in: The School community journal Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 159 - 182
• Main Authors: Hill, Rebecca B Smith, Plotner, Anthony, Stinnett, Chelsea VanHorn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lincoln Academic Development Institute 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Children & youth; College students; Community colleges; Employment; Families & family life; Higher education; Intellectual disabilities; Learning; Parent Child Relationship; Parent participation; Parents & parenting; People with disabilities; Student Experience; Students with disabilities; Young adults

College opportunities now exist for young adults with intellectual disability. Because of this, it is common for these individuals' parents to express a desire for increased student agency (Miller et al., 2018). Yet, little is known about how parents feel about how to best support agency develo...