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Kramer, Michaela M.; Davies, Susan C. – Contemporary School Psychology, 2016
Students who have sustained traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) may experience a number of consequences, all of which can impede the transition from high school to postsecondary educational settings. This study, which relied on interviews with students who had sustained TBIs and who had persistent problems related to their traumas, helped gain an…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments, High School Students
Lizar, Frankie – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine teacher, student, and parent perceptions of the high school transition program within a Freshman Academy at one Midwest high school using a mixed-methods approach with a convergent design. Interviews were done with teachers that teach primarily freshman students, and perception surveys were used with…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, High School Freshmen, Mixed Methods Research, Interviews
Cook, Amy L.; Wilczenski, Felicia L.; Vanderberg, Laura – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2017
There have been significant advances in educational programming and postsecondary options targeting acquisition of self-determination skills among students with intellectual disability. This article provides a description of an inclusive concurrent enrollment (ICE) program at an urban public university and describes findings related to student…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Self Determination, Intellectual Disability, Urban Schools
Cavendish, Wendy; Connor, David – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2018
This mixed-methods study examined perspectives on factors that influence meaningful student and parent involvement in Individualized Education Program (IEP) transition planning. Survey data and open-ended qualitative interviews with urban high school students with a learning disability (LD; n = 16), their parents (n = 9), and their teachers (n =…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Individualized Education Programs, Parent Participation, Student Participation
Jewett, Orval Albert – ProQuest LLC, 2017
A participatory action research project involving social workers as stakeholders from high schools and the local community college in Nassau County, New York, provided the basis for an inquiry that addressed the effectiveness and implementation of clinical social work practice with Black male students transitioning to community college from high…
Descriptors: High School Students, African American Students, Transitional Programs, Males
Reynolds, Alfreda Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this mixed method design study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a middle college high school in providing the academic success of its alumni students by exploring their educational outcomes and perceptions of readiness and transition. The participants in the study were middle college high school staff who consented to…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Program Effectiveness, High Schools, Success
LoPresti, Nancy O. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The transition from 8th to 9th grade, from middle school to high school, is considered one of the most challenging experiences in an adolescent's life. Ninth-grade transition programs, often referred to as freshman academies, have been developed and implemented over the last decade to address the needs of 9th grade students. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Attendance, Academic Achievement, High School Freshmen, Student Adjustment
Bridges, Jeanne M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Research across the board has focused predominately on postsecondary transition services as they occur, after students with disabilities have left high school and entered the postsecondary realm of education. There has yet to be a study to address the feasibility of combining the important early intervention strategies necessary for success within…
Descriptors: Special Education, Related Services (Special Education), Case Studies, Early Intervention
Wagner, Mary M.; Wei, Xin; Thornton, S. Patrick; Valdes, Kathryn – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2016
This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 to examine the rates at which youth with emotional disturbances received services during and up to 8 years after high school. Parents' efforts to obtain services, information sources accessed, problems encountered, and the perceived sufficiency of services to meet youths' needs…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Youth, High School Students, Behavior Disorders
Cooper, Katelyn M.; Ashley, Michael; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
National calls to improve student academic success in college have sparked the development of bridge programs designed to help students transition from high school to college. We designed a 2-week Summer Bridge program that taught introductory biology content in an active-learning way. Through a set of exploratory interviews, we unexpectedly…
Descriptors: Active Learning, College Bound Students, High School Graduates, High School Seniors
Newman, Lynn A.; Marschark, Marc; Shaver, Debra M.; Javitz, Harold – Exceptionality, 2017
Data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 were used to examine the effect of academic and career or technical education course-taking in high school on deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) youth's postsecondary enrollment in 2-year, 4-year, and career or technical education institutions. We examined the proportion of academic and career or…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Longitudinal Studies, Special Education, Transitional Programs
Schuh, Mary C.; Sundar, Vidyalakshmi; Hagner, David C. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2015
Youth with disabilities, compared with their typical peers, have a higher likelihood of dropping out of school and experience poorer transition outcomes. Evidence supports programs and interventions focusing on inclusive education and leadership skills results in successful transition to college and career. This article describes the experiences…
Descriptors: High School Students, Disabilities, Friendship, Student Empowerment
Carrandi Molina, Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of Hispanic first-generation college students (FGCSs) who made the immediate transition from high school into a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field of study at a public, four-year higher education institution in South Florida. The conceptual foundation for this…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Majors (Students), College Freshmen, Hispanic American Students
Mbano, Nellie; Nolan, Kathleen – Science Education International, 2017
In Malawi, in spite of a number of gender equity policies and initiatives that encourage females to pursue careers within the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), research indicates that they are under-represented in these fields. One initiative recommended to address the factors contributing to this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Females, Womens Education
Newman, Lynn A.; Madaus, Joseph W.; Javitz, Harold S. – Exceptional Children, 2016
The authors of this article analyzed data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 to determine the effect of receiving transition planning education and having a transition plan that specified needed postsecondary accommodations on the receipt of disability-specific services and generally available supports at the postsecondary level by…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Postsecondary Education, College Bound Students, Transitional Programs