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Self-Confidence Levels In Sequential Learning Versus Structured Discovery Cane Travel, Post Orientation And Mobility Instruction: A Comparison Study, Merry-Noel Chamberlain
Self-Confidence Levels In Sequential Learning Versus Structured Discovery Cane Travel, Post Orientation And Mobility Instruction: A Comparison Study, Merry-Noel Chamberlain
CUP Ed.D. Dissertations
Sequential Learning (SL), the medical model of Orientation and Mobility (O&M)was designed for blinded WWII veterans in the 1940s. This preeminent curriculum monopolized the O&M profession, creating a paradigm paralysis, until Structured Discovery Cane Travel (SDCT) made its official debut in 1997. The conceptual framework for this study is Glasser's choice theory (1998) whereby ideas or systems of belief direct or oversee behavior, and this principle holds true for both O&M professionals and individuals who are blind or visually impaired (consumers). A comparison study answered the research question; that is, at what distance and frequency do consumers travel independently post-instruction …