ERIC Number: ED461204
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: 30
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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)
Descriptors: Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Practices, Federal Legislation, Individualized Programs, Long Range Planning, Models, Partnerships in Education, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, School Business Relationship, Secondary Education, State Programs, Student Participation, Transitional Programs
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials
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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
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