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Peer reviewedRoss, John W.; Weintraub, Frederick J. – Exceptional Children, 1980
Advantages and disadvantages of five policy approaches are examined regarding graduation requirements for handicapped students: pass/fail, certificate of attendance, the individualized education program, special education diplomas, and specialized curriculum approaches. (CL)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Attendance, Curriculum, Disabilities
PDF pending restorationLombard, Richard C. – Office of Special Populations Brief, 1994
Research has shown that successful school-to-work transitional planning must be linked to good vocational assessment. A study of the type and extent of formal vocational assessments being conducted by educators within secondary schools in Wisconsin showed that 77 percent assessed occupational interests, 63 percent assessed vocational aptitudes,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Individualized Education Programs, Models, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewedFisher, Sherrilyn K.; Gardner, J. Emmett – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1999
Explores an integrated approach to technology, examines the transition of individuals with disabilities from historical and current perspectives, and provides an introduction and philosophical base for the articles which follow. Key provisions in federal legislation that affect transition and the technology applications are analyzed. (CR)
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Hohenshil, Thomas H., Ed.; Anderson, Wm. Tucker, Ed. – 1981
These conference proceedings deal with the role school psychologists can play in the design and delivery of vocational education programs for handicapped persons. The papers describe the general state of the art for vocational education programs as well as specific programs such as career planning, programs funded by CETA (Comprehensive Employment…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Career Planning, Counselor Role, Delivery Systems
Download full textCouncil for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. Div. of Career Development and Transition. – 2000
This fact sheet summarizes promising secondary education practices that special educators can employ to help improve the post-school outcomes of students with exceptional learning needs. These practices are organized into the following five categories: student-focused planning, student development, interagency collaboration, family involvement,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Family Involvement
Schill, William J.; And Others – 1988
The first of five studies in this monograph, "Transition Policies for Youth with Disabilities: Now a Question of Implementation" (Joseph Stowitschek), presents results of a study to determine priority areas for policy analysis among the issues identified in the literature on the school-to-work transition of individuals with disabilities.…
Descriptors: Career Education, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy
Kupper, Lisa, Ed. – NICHCY Transition Summary, 1993
This issue of "Transition Summary" was developed to assist Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams in planning for successful transitions from high school into independent adulthood by students with disabilities. Definitions of transition services within federal law are first explored and legal implications for the IEP team are…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation
Peer reviewedEasterbrooks, Susan R.; Miller, Daniel L. – Journal of Children's Communication Development, 1996
Describes a blending of Glasser's Choice Theory/Reality Therapy with transition and pragmatic language theories to establish a process that speech/language pathologists may use in managing and implementing transition services. A rationale and blended model is provided, and sample Individualized Education Program objectives are given. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Decision Making, Individualized Education Programs, Intervention
Bateman, David F. – 1996
This paper addresses the need for transitional services for students with behavior problems. "Seriously emotionally disturbed" is an educational term related primarily to learning problems exhibited by students as a consequence of their emotional or behavioral problems. Follow-up studies of students with emotional and behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Coyle-Williams, Maureen – TASPP Brief, 1989
This document identifies the costs of teen pregnancy in terms of high dropout rates, long-term educational decrements, the increased risks of the children of teen parents, loss of human capital, and increased welfare costs. Prevention and intervention and the features of operationally successful program models are included under the topic of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Ancillary School Services, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
