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The Use of Peer Tutors in Vocational Education to Assist Mildly Handicapped Students.
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Asselin, Susan B.; Vasa, Stanley F. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1983
A cooperative tutoring program between vocational and special education teachers can ease the integration of mildly handicapped students into vocational classes. Tutors should receive training on instructional techniques as well as feedback on their performance. Cooperation among the tutors and the special and vocational teachers can lead to…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Mainstreaming, Mild Disabilities, Peer Teaching
From a Perspective of Forty Years in the Field: Retrospective and Prospective.
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Kolstoe, Oliver P. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1996
A former special education teacher reflects on the discovery and acceptance of the benefits of education and training in helping people with disabilities become valuable societal resources. Early evidence of the benefits of transition programs, legislative efforts supporting vocational training for students with disabilities, and the development…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Transition to Work Programs in Rural Areas: Developing Collaborative Ethic.
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Lindsey, Pamela; Blalock, Ginger – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1993
This article describes a collaborative project of New Mexico's State Vocational Education Division, Department of Special Education, and Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and the University of New Mexico to develop a transition to work process for students with disabilities at three rural sites. The article describes administrative support,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Development and Field Test of a Transition Planning Procedure--1985-1988.
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Miller, Robert J.; And Others – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1990
A planning procedure was developed to increase opportunities for secondary special education students to be referred to and receive appropriate community services after graduation. The procedure requires interagency cooperation and focuses on vocational placement, postsecondary education, living arrangements, mobility, and financial planning.…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Are We in Danger of Making the Same Mistakes with ITPs as Were Made with IEPs?
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Stowitschek, Joseph J.; Kelso, Cheryl A. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1989
The problems of Individual Education Plan (IEP) utilization with handicapped students are analyzed and compared to the developing use of Individual Transition Plans (ITP). Considered are issues of accountability, relevance, quality, feasibility, and preparedness. (DB)
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Quality
School Drop-Out Prevention: A Multifaceted Program for the Improvement of Adolescent Employability, Academic Achievement, and Personal Identity.
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Cross, Tracy; And Others – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1990
Eighty-six "at-risk" students (aged 14-16) participated in an 8-week program of immersion in vocational training, academics, counseling, recreation, and performing arts. Students improved in academic areas and in their understanding of the world of work, but self-concept measures showed a decline and the program's impact on dropout likelihood was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropout Prevention, Employment Potential, High Risk Students
Integrating Students Enrolled in Special Education into Vocational Education.
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Weisenstein, Greg R. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1991
The Vocational Education to Work model is a system of communication and support between vocational and special educators, designed to train students with disabilities in mainstreamed vocational education. The model's four sequential components include active recruitment, guided placement, continuing support, and job placement followup.…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Employment Programs, Job Placement
Outcome Assessment in Special Education: Implications for Decision-Making and Long-Term Planning in Vocational Rehabilitation.
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DeStefano, Lizanne; Wagner, Mary – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1993
This paper defines outcome assessment for youth with disabilities; explores the relevance of transition outcome assessment to vocational rehabilitation; and reviews the relevance of using special education outcomes to assess skills and service needs of school exiters, to improve linkages with schools, and to improve rehabilitation programming.…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Long Range Planning
Considerations in the Design of Follow-Up and Follow-Along Systems for Improving Transition Programs and Services.
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Johnson, David R. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1993
This paper examines the qualities and limitations of information utilization in special education program planning and improvement; discusses the results of a federally funded transition follow-along and follow-up research and demonstration project in Minnesota; and describes methods for organizing, managing, and reporting follow-along and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities