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Joshua P. Taylor; Holly N. Whittenburg; Lauren Avellone; Yazmin Castruita Rios; Sara Park; Marcus Poppen; Tim Tansey – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2025
Despite increased attention by policymakers to improve postsecondary employment outcomes, rates of entry into the competitive workforce for transition-age youth with disabilities continue to lag behind those of their peers without disabilities. The passing of the U.S. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 provided increased…
Descriptors: Vocational Rehabilitation, Individualized Programs, Disabilities, Youth Employment
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Dawn Lyken-Segosebe; Michael Sparrow – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2025
Academic and social deficits, a nine-month secondary school-to-university learning loss, a readiness gap for university-level coursework, and limited cultural capital characterize the transition to university for Botswana's secondary school completers seeking a STEM qualification. This study investigated internationally implemented developmental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Transition, Transitional Programs, College Preparation
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Jessica Bouchard; Jennifer S. Wong – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2025
Adolescents face many difficulties when transitioning to high school, particularly when it comes to their social circles and maintaining friendships. As these challenges can have long-term consequences, providing support to youth during this period is essential. The YWCA Youth Education Programs (YEP) in Vancouver, BC offer group-based,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Peer Relationship, Gender Issues, After School Programs
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Holly C. White; Katharine J. Ruskin; Alison Jolley; Nathan Flint; Debra M. Allen; Karen N. Pelletreau; Brian J. Olsen; Joan E. Ferrini-Mundy; John C. Volin – Research in Higher Education, 2025
Undergraduate research experiences offer a range of positive academic and affective student outcomes. However, these benefits often do not reach all students, as research experiences are often selective, favor high-achieving students, focus on STEM fields, and typically target students in their third or fourth year of undergraduate studies. To…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, College Freshmen, Student Research, Transitional Programs
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P. Abena Anyidoho; Dorinda J. Gallant – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2025
Benefits of summer bridge and early arrival experiences include the academic and social integration of incoming first-year students into their chosen institutions. The unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic created opportunities to re-imagine delivery of activities and engagement of incoming first-year students in summer bridge and early…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Transitional Programs, STEM Education, Minority Group Students
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Biniam Tesfamariam; Charlotte C. Gullick; Wendy Maragh Taylor; Christopher Bjork; Elizabeth H. Bradley – Community College Review, 2025
Objective: Although most community college students intend to transfer to a 4-year college, few ultimately do. We sought to assess how student experiences of the Exploring Transfer (ET) program influenced transfer rates. The ET program was offered by a private, 4-year liberal arts college. Methods: We used data from a cross-sectional survey of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community College Students, Transfer of Training, Transfer Policy