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Seong, Youjin; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B.; Little, Todd D. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2015
The 1990 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) reauthorization introduced transition mandates that included a "student involvement in transition planning" requirement, creating an emphasis on promoting such involvement so as to enhance the self-determination of students with disabilities and positive transition-related…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Adolescents, Self Determination, Transitional Programs
Holt, Janet K.; White, Bradford R.; Terrell, Sarah K. – Illinois Education Research Council, 2017
In 2016, a higher education task force of St. Louis Graduates (STLG), a collaborative network whose mission is to increase degree completion for low income students, first-generation students, and students of color from St. Louis, commissioned this study from the Illinois Education Research Council (IERC). Through discussion, the following goals…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, At Risk Students, Low Income Groups, First Generation College Students
Holt, Janet K.; White, Bradford R.; Terrell, Sarah K. – Illinois Education Research Council, 2017
The higher education landscape is becoming increasingly more adverse for students of color, first-generation students, and low-income students. Postsecondary enrollment and completion rates for traditionally underrepresented populations continue to be disproportionately lower than for their more advantaged peers (Chen & Carroll, 2005; Nunez…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, At Risk Students, Low Income Groups, First Generation College Students
Holt, Janet K.; White, Bradford R.; Terrell, Sarah K. – Illinois Education Research Council, 2017
In 2016, a higher education task force of St. Louis Graduates (STLG), a collaborative network whose mission is to increase degree completion for low income students, first-generation students, and students of color from St. Louis, commissioned this study from the Illinois Education Research Council (IERC). Through discussion, the following goals…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, At Risk Students, Low Income Groups, First Generation College Students
Blazer, Christie – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2018
Researchers have found that middle school students undergo developmental changes that require unique educational structures and support. As a result, experts have suggested a number of specific strategies for organizing middle schools in order to best meet students' needs. This Information Capsule summarizes middle school redesign initiatives that…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Middle School Students, Educational Environment, Educational Change
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Palmer, Susan B.; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Shogren, Karrie A.; Williams-Diehm, Kendra L.; Soukup, Jane H. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2012
Students with intellectual disability are often served in community-based services to promote effective adult outcomes in employment, community inclusion, and independent living (Gaumer, Morningstar & Clark (2004). "Beyond High School" (Wehmeyer, Garner, Lawrence, Yeager, & Davis, 2006), a multi-stage model to promote student…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Models, Self Determination, Students with Disabilities