Research Questions

In this report, NLTS2 findings are used to address the following questions regarding the self-representations and the expectations of youth with disabilities:

• How do youth with disabilities describe the kind of people they are-their feelings about themselves and their lives, and their skills and competencies?
  
  
• How do youth describe their secondary school experiences?
  
  
• How do youth characterize their personal relationships?
  
  
• What are their reported expectations for the future?
  
  
• How do these factors differ for youth with different disability and demographic characteristics?

As context for interpreting the findings related to these questions, the following sections of this chapter provide a brief overview of the NLTS2 design and sample. The data sources relevant to the report are described briefly, as are the characteristics of the youth for whom findings are reported.