ERIC Number: ED575740
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Apr
Pages: 33
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The Effect of General Education Inclusion on College Enrollment Rates among Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Wei, Xin; Wagner, Mary; Yu, Jennifer W.; Hudson, Laura; Javitz, Harold
Grantee Submission, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) (Philadelphia, PA, Apr 2014)
Using data from waves 1 through 5 of the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2, this study used propensity score techniques to assess the relationships between general education inclusion and college enrollment rates among youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Data show that 2- or 4-year college enrollment rates were significantly higher among youth with ASD who were included in high school general education core academic classes (math, science, or social studies) than among their peers with ASD who were not included in these classes. Educational implications are discussed.
Descriptors: Special Education, Longitudinal Studies, Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Probability, Inclusion, Enrollment Trends, Postsecondary Education, High School Students, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Comparative Analysis, Outcomes of Education, Student Characteristics, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Expectation, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary 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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