ERIC Number: EJ1299567
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jun
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Transition Planning Involvement and Students with Intellectual Disability: Findings from the NLTS 2012
Bouck, Emily C.; Bartz, Kayla; Costello, M. Patty
Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, v56 n2 p173-189 Jun 2021
Transition planning is an important element of special education. This study is a secondary data analysis of the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 (NLTS 2012) that examined parent, student, and adult service agency involvement in the transition process for secondary students with intellectual disability (ID). The NLTS 2012 is the third federal survey of secondary education, transition, and post-school life of students with disabilities. The researchers in this study found over 50% of the population responded favorably for transition meeting attendance for parents and students and student involvement in the transition process. They also found students' daily living index was a statistically significant factor in six of the transition process dependent variables examined; student's locale factored little into the transition process.
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Planning, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Parent Participation, Student Participation, Participative Decision Making, Secondary School Students, Special Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Equal Education, Rural Schools, Urban Schools, Suburban Schools, Meetings, Attendance, Individualized Education Programs
Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://www.daddcec.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Transition Study of Special Education Students
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