Date of Award
Spring 2021
Document Type
Open Access Dissertation
Department
Educational Studies
First Advisor
Kathleen Marshall
Abstract
This qualitative case study explored the understanding of high school special education teachers in an online setting, in regard to self-determination skills. It also explored current instructional practices utilized in the online setting as well as perceived challenges and barriers for instruction and the acquisition of self - determination skills for students with a variety of disabilities in grades 9-12 enrolled in two specific online schools located in the south east region of the U.S. Two semi-structured interviews were conducted and held virtually with the nine participants in this study. The emerging themes were analyzed and viewed through the lens of the Schneiderman’s Student Engagement Theory (1994) and the 5 C’s of Student Engagement Framework developed by Reppetto and colleagues (2010). The findings demonstrated that these particular special education teachers had limited understanding of self-determination skills, as defined in the literature, or impact it had on their students with disabilities post-secondary outcomes. In addition, the results demonstrated that currently evidence-based practices are not being utilized or implemented in daily instruction. Barriers/challenges to the implementation difficulties were identified by the participants. The implications for both practice and research are discussed.
Rights
© 2021, Laura Simmons
Recommended Citation
Simmons, L.(2021). Fostering Self-Determination Skills Among High Schools Students With Disabilites in an Online Environment. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/6336