ERIC Number: ED575734
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 30
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The Effect of Transition Planning and Goal-Setting on College Enrollment among Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Wei, Xin; Wagner, Mary; Hudson, Laura; Yu, Jennifer W.; Javitz, Harold
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This study used propensity score techniques to assess the relationship between transition planning participation and goal-setting and college enrollment among youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). Using data from waves 1 through 5 of the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2, this study found that 2- or 4-year college enrollment rates were significantly higher among youth with ASDs who participated in transition planning and those who had a primary transition goal of college enrollment. Educational implications are discussed. [This paper was published in "Remedial and Special Education" v37 n1 p3-14 Jan-Feb 2016 (EJ1085149).]
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Transitional Programs, Planning, Goal Orientation, College Attendance, Youth, Correlation, Student Participation, Longitudinal Studies, Disabilities, Special Education, High School Students, Surveys, Questionnaires, Parents, Student Records, Quasiexperimental Design, Student Characteristics, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Grade Point Average
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED); National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Transition Study of Special Education Students
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A120012; HRD1130088
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