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Socio-Economic Gradients and Disability during the Transition to Young Adulthood: A Longitudinal Survey and Register Study in Norway
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Abebe, Dawit Shawel; Helseth, Sølvi; Andenaes, Randi – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2019
The study aimed to investigate trends and explanatory factors for socio-economic inequalities associated with disability during the transition to young adulthood. A sample of 2606 participants (56% females and 44% males) was prospectively followed from adolescence to young adulthood. Disability status, age, gender, mental health problems,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Disabilities, Adolescents
A Review of the Disability Access Route to Education in UCD 2010-2013
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Padden, Lisa; Tonge, Julie – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2018
This article offers a review of the DARE as it operated in University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland from 2010 to 2013. This DARE scheme allows applicants to provide details of their disability and its impact on their education, with a view to competing for specially allocated places on their programme of choice, should they not receive an offer of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Access to Education, Higher Education
Supporting Disability Education through a Combination of Special Schools and Disability-Inclusive Schools in the Pacific Islands
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Tones, Megan; Pillay, Hitendra; Carrington, Suzanne; Chandra, Subhas; Duke, Jennifer; Joseph, Rukh Mani – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2017
This article reports on a multi-method study of the ways in which special and mainstream schools support the educational needs of children with disabilities in Fiji. The aims of the study were: (1) to identify capacity and functions of special schools to support inclusive mainstream schools for children with disabilities; and (2) to explore the…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Inclusion, Foreign Countries, Mainstreaming
Special Education in Arab Countries: Current Challenges
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Muna S. Hadidi; Jamal M. Al Khateeb – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2015
Arab countries have undertaken various measures to develop special education programmes and services over the last three decades; nevertheless, major challenges remain regarding the expansion of these programmes and services and improving their quality. "This article provides an update on disability and special education in Arab…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Arabs, Special Education, Disabilities
Teacher Control over Interagency Collaboration: A Roadblock for Effective Transitioning of Youth with Disabilities
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Meadows, Denis; Davies, Michael; Beamish, Wendi – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2014
Poor post-school outcomes for youth with disabilities have consistently been reported internationally. Interagency collaboration between school systems and post-school services is critical and key to improving post-school life for these youth. An initial Queensland study that benchmarked the teacher practice of 104 transition teachers and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Transitional Programs
Transition from School to Adult Life: Views of School Leavers with Disabilities.
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Knox, Marie; Parmenter, Trevor R. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1990
The study interviewed 73 Australian young people with a range of disabilities who had completed their school program in 1985. Subjects expressed their ideas concerning successful transition from school to adult life including the need for a planned transition process, a job-related school curriculum, and structured procedures to facilitate…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries