Parent and Youth Post-School Expectations: Students With Intellectual Disability in Rural Schools

While research exists on parent expectations associated with post-school outcomes of youth with intellectual disability, limited research examines issues of parent—and youth—post-school expectations relative to issues of community, such as living in rural versus urban or suburban settings. Through a...

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Published in:Rural special education quarterly 2020-03, Vol.40 (1), p.14-23
Main Authors: Bouck, Emily C., Long, Holly M., Costello, M. Patty
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aspiration
Educational Attainment
Employment Level
Expectation
Geographic Location
Independent Living
Intellectual disabilities
Intellectual Disability
Parent Attitudes
Rural Schools
Secondary School Students
Severity (of Disability)
Special Education
Student Attitudes
Students with Disabilities
Suburban Schools
Transitions
Urban Schools
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Summary:While research exists on parent expectations associated with post-school outcomes of youth with intellectual disability, limited research examines issues of parent—and youth—post-school expectations relative to issues of community, such as living in rural versus urban or suburban settings. Through a secondary analysis of the National Longitudinal Transition Study (NLTS) 2012, we examined parent and youth expectations regarding post-school outcomes for students with intellectual disability relative to school locale (i.e., rural, urban, and suburban) and severity of intellectual disability. Youth from rural schools reported high rates of positive post-school expectations with regard to independent living and being employed, and their rates relative to independent living exceeded parental expectations. However, across the different variables, school locale was only a factor in the binary or ordinal logistic regression analyses for two dependent variables: parental expectation for their child to support themselves financially and parental expectations of obtained level of education.
ISSN:8756-8705
2168-8605
DOI:10.1177/8756870520945572