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District Implementation of Research-Based Practices for Transition Planning with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Youth with Disabilities and Their Families
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Gothberg, June E.; Greene, Gary; Kohler, Paula D. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2019
Post-school outcomes are poor for youth with disabilities, in general, but even more discouraging for certain subpopulations of individuals with disabilities, particularly those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) backgrounds. The authors discuss structural inequalities in public schools which potentially contribute to the poorer…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Best Practices, Transitional Programs, Planning
An Analysis of Exemplary Transition Programs: How and Why Are They Selected?
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Kohler, Paula D.; And Others – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1994
The Transition Institute at the University of Illinois analyzed 15 studies that had identified effective or exemplary transition programs for students with disabilities. The analysis revealed 107 key elements associated with effectiveness or exemplary program status, including variables in career/vocational training, systematic interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Evaluation Methods
On-the-Job Training: A Curricular Approach to Employment.
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Kohler, Paula D. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1994
This study assessed the effects of a Brevard County (Florida) high school-based vocational training and community-based on-the-job training program called Brevard's Exceptional Students in Transition (BEST). Results indicated positive improvements in vocational skills and behaviors of participants in the BEST program. (JDD)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Education, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Taxonomy for Transition Programming: Linking Research and Practice.
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Kohler, Paula D. – 1996
This report attempts to establish a link between research findings and practice in the transition of students with disabilities. A taxonomy is presented that provides a framework for designing educational programs that reflect a transition perspective for students with disabilities. Chapter 1, "Preparing Youths with Disabilities for Future…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Classification, Delivery Systems, Disabilities