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Palmer, Steven T. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This three-article dissertation analyzes the question of how to best prepare students transitioning from secondary education to post-secondary life. The first article examines the theories of self-determination, the self-advocacy skills needed for its success, and how the two relate to students with learning disabilities. The second article…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education, Models
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Rowe, Dawn A.; Mazzotti, Valerie L.; Sinclair, James – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2015
College and career readiness for all students includes supporting the needs of students with disabilities. Ensuring students with disabilities are college and career ready goes beyond academics and must include self-determination skill development. As schools adapt to the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and multi-tiered…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Educational Practices, Skill Development
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Field, Sharon L.; Hoffman, Abigail S. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2012
Self-determination is essential to promoting successful transitions for students with and without disabilities. Numerous studies have found that positive relationships are central to the ability to be self-determined, thus making relationship building a key area to address to promote successful transitions. This article provides information on…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Transitional Programs
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Wehman, Paul – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2013
As children become teenagers and move into early adulthood, there are many transitions they face. For young people with disabilities, this is no different except that there are invariably additional complex challenges that must be overcome. Evidence-based research is the foundation for best transition practices, but too many studies seem abstract,…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Best Practices, Transitional Programs, Guidelines
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Cheney, Douglas – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2012
Students with emotional and behavioral disabilities (EBD) have had difficulties in achieving educational, vocational, and community outcomes that would lead to personal success and satisfaction. Some of these outcomes relate to how special education transition programs integrate effective approaches to support success with these students. In this…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Programs
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Izzo, Margaretha Vreeburg; Murray, Alexa; Priest, Sarah; McArrell, Bianca – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2011
Student Learning Communities (SLCs) for high school and college students with disabilities interested in pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees were piloted at a major Midwestern university from 2009 to 2011. Students participated in a series of weekly sessions and/or a residential campus experience as part of a…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Formative Evaluation, Disabilities, Self Advocacy
Condon, Ellen; Brown, Kim – Rural Institute, 2007
The Rural Institute: Center for Excellence in Disability Education, Research, and Service, is one of sixty-four Centers for Excellence in Disability Education across the nation. It is an inter-disciplinary organization that promotes full participation in rural life for individuals with disabilities. The Rural Institute accomplishes this goal by…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Employment, Rural Areas, Career Planning