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Juan Treminio – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study examined the experiences of students with disabilities transitioning from high school to the post-secondary institution. Participants were seven successful students enrolled in their second year at a Southern California community college and two resource specialists who worked closely with them. A case study was determined to be the…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Community College Students, Student Experience
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Lei, Jiedi; Calley, Steph; Brosnan, Mark; Ashwin, Chris; Russell, Ailsa – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Applying to university can be an anxiety-provoking time for many autistic students, though enrolment can be increased by actively involving them in transition planning. We provide an evaluation of a transition to university pilot programme (Autism Summer School) for autistic students (16-19 years) who are seeking to apply/attend university. The…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Program Effectiveness, Students with Disabilities, Autism
Raeke, Tina; Paiewonsky, Maria; Sajadi, Shahrzad – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2020
Since 2011, Bridgewater State University (BSU) has received funds through the Massachusetts Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative (MAICEI) to support students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to attend college. This BSU-MAICEI partnership, named EXCEL (Extraordinary Expectations for Career, Education and Life), offers up…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Access to Education, Inclusion, Intellectual Disability
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Hillier, Ashleigh; Goldstein, Jody; Tornatore, Lauren; Byrne, Emily; Johnson, Hannah M. – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2019
As individuals with disabilities attend postsecondary education in greater numbers, mentoring programs are being implemented more frequently. The research objective of our exploratory study was to examine outcomes for students with disabilities participating in a Student to Student Mentoring Program using a mixed methods approach. Mentors followed…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Mentors, Program Effectiveness, Students with Disabilities
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Ford, Jeremy W.; Wenner, Julianne A.; Murphy, Victoria – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2019
This practice brief provides an overview of a project designed to support students with disabilities considering postsecondary education. Postsecondary Rewarding Education is Possible (PREP) Academy was developed by individuals from a state vocational rehabilitation agency and a public research university. PREP Academy is a campus-based, weeklong…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Self Advocacy, Transitional Programs, Student Attitudes