Perceptions and Expectations of Youth With Disabilities (NLTS2)

NCSER 2007-3006
September 2007

Perceptions and Expectations of Youth With Disabilities
Executive Summary
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Appendix A
Appendix B
List of Tables
List of Figures
References
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List of Figures

Figure 1	Youth with disabilities' reported perceptions of self attributes
Figure 2	Youth with disabilities' reported feelings about positive aspects of self and life
Figure 3	Youth with disabilities' reported feelings about negative aspects of self and life
Figure 4	Self-realization scale scores
Figure 5	Youth's self-reports of a disability, by disability category
Figure 6	Youth with disabilities' reported self-evaluations of their strengths and abilities
Figure 7	Youth with disabilities' reported self-evaluations of self-advocacy skills
Figure 8	Reported competencies of youth with disabilities related to personal autonomy and psychological empowerment
Figure 9	Youth with disabilities' reported perceptions of school being "hard"
Figure 10	Youth with disabilities' reported academic challenges
Figure 11	Youth with disabilities' reported interpersonal challenges at school
Figure 12	Youth with disabilities' reported feelings of being part of their school
Figure 13	Youth with disabilities' reported level of involvement at school
Figure 14	Youth with disabilities' reported enjoyment of school
Figure 15	Youth with disabilities' reported feelings of being cared about by parents and paid attention to by their families
Figure 16	Youth with disabilities' reported views of friends
Figure 17	Reported extent of youth's reliance on family and friends for support
Figure 18	Reported extent of youth's reliance on persons outside their family
Figure 19	Youth with disabilities' reported expectations for their future educational attainment
Figure 20	Youth with disabilities' reported expectations for their future postsecondary school completion
Figure 21	Youth with disabilities' reported expectations for their future driving, employment, and financial independence
Figure 22	Youth with disabilities' reported expectations for their future residential independence
Figure 23	Expectations for youth's future educational and independence attainment reported by youth with disabilities and their parents