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ERIC Number: ED461204
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: 30
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Bringing a Complicated System into Harmony [and] Employer Partnerships in the School to Work Transition of Youth with Disabilities.
Divita, Therese, Ed.
Alliance: Newsletter of the National Transition Alliance, v1 n1-2 Sep, Jun 1996
These two newsletter issues of the National Transition Alliance (NTA) for Youth with Disabilities present articles concerning the transition of youth with disabilities from school-to-work (STW) and related informational items. The first issue contains the following articles: "Bringing a Complicated System into Harmony" (focus on the School to Work Opportunities Act); "Knowledge, Production, and Synthesis" (a discussion of the NTA's efforts to identify effective STW activities); "The NTA Framework for Examining School-to-Work Practices" (the five-element model used by the NTA); "Customized, Data-Driven Technical Assistance"; and "Information Dissemination and Utilization." Also included are brief descriptions of the six organizations comprising the Alliance and a listing of resources including publications, organizations, and Web sites. The second issue contains the following articles: "Employing Partnerships in the School to Work Transition of Youth with Disabilities" (specific suggestions for recruiting employers); "Business and Community Resources"; "School to Work Opportunities Act"; "STW: A View from the States" (summaries of STW efforts in Vermont and Colorado); and "Student-Focused Planning and Development" (emphasis on practices toward this end). Also included are a list of conferences, names of the editorial advisory committee members, and snapshots from the organization's annual meeting. (DB)
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Labor, Washington, DC.; Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Location: Colorado; Vermont
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: School to Work Opportunities Act 1994
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A