Preparing Teachers for the Transition of Students with Disabilities through Community-Based Instruction.

Kamens, Michele Wilson; Dolyniuk, Chrystina A.; DiNardo, Paulette

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ERIC Number: EJ671549

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Publication Date: 2003

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Preparing Teachers for the Transition of Students with Disabilities through Community-Based Instruction.

Kamens, Michele Wilson; Dolyniuk, Chrystina A.; DiNardo, Paulette

Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, v26 n1 p99-118 Spr 2003

Twenty-six university students participated as job-sampling mentors for an on-campus transition project for 17 high school students (ages 16- 20) with mild to moderate cognitive disabilities. The university students gained new expectations for individuals with disabilities, become more aware of attitudes toward individuals with disabilities, and learned teaching methods. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Mental Retardation, Mentors, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Design, Program Effectiveness, Secondary Education, Social Cognition, Transitional Programs, Vocational Education, Work Experience Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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