Education Forum

Goal Attainment and Quality of Life through Inclusive College for Individuals with Intellectual Disability

Kate Strater

Calvin University Education Department

With growing opportunity for students with intellectual and developmental disability to access a variety of inclusive college programs comes increased need for program implementers to evaluate practices and outcomes alongside participants in non-traditional educational contexts.  This mixed method, exploratory study examines self-determined goal setting, goal attainment, and quality of life within an inclusive college program.  It further provides implications for the importance of self-determined learning and participant voice in program planning, revision, implementation, and evaluation.

Online at:

https://calvin.webex.com/calvin/onstage/g.php?MTID=e736c16e1e96dfb0108ee338b43ddabe7