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Aurelie M. C. Lange; Emily Stapley; Hannah Merrick; Daniel Hayes – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2024
Supporting children to successfully transition from primary to secondary school is of utmost importance for several reasons, including to prevent future emotional and behavioural problems. Level Up is a novel, UK-based intervention consisting of five online group sessions, straddling the summer holidays, and providing at-risk children and their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Intervention
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Lynn A. Newman; Audrey A. Trainor; Lindsay Romano – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2024
This study examined the relationship between demographic, disability-related, and transition planning experiences and accessing disability-specific and universally available supports at 2- and 4-year colleges by postsecondary students identified in secondary school as English learners with disabilities. Findings were based on secondary analysis of…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Students with Disabilities, English Language Learners, College Students
Olivia Calvillo – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This literature review discusses the importance of proper transition support for students in special education and the correlation between their postsecondary success. The transition from K-12 to postsecondary education is essential to student success after graduating from high school and completing higher education programs. Students who need a…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Student Empowerment, Academic Achievement, Higher Education
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Roos, Liana; Trasberg, Karmen; Kõiv, Kristi; Säre, Egle – Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2021
At-risk students like those with special educational needs, learning difficulties, or pupils at risk of exclusion frequently struggle in transition from basic to secondary vocational education and training, often due to poor personal, learning and social skills. Therefore, several countries implement transition programs like the choice of…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Vocational Education, Special Needs Students, Transitional Programs
Cohlhepp, Christina F. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study is to explore student perceptions regarding the transition from elementary school to middle school and to provide an opportunity for student voice to be included in the develop of an improved, data-informed, comprehensive transition program designed to assist all students as they move through this transition. Secondary…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Transitional Programs, Learner Engagement, Elementary School Students
Newman, Lynn A.; Garcia, Elisa B.; Trainor, Audrey A.; Chong, Melanie – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2021
We examined the self-determination of English learners with disabilities in secondary school, based on a secondary analysis of the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 (NLTS 2012). Self-determination characteristics of English learners with disabilities differed significantly from those of other students with disabilities, and of English…
Descriptors: Self Determination, English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities, Age Differences
Papay, Clare; Grigal, Meg; Migliore, Alberto – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2022
Reviews of the transition literature have identified 23 in-school predictors of post-school success for students with disabilities. We sought to identify available variables in the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 (NLTS 2012) Phase I dataset that correspond with the 23 in-school predictors of post-school success to better understand…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Success, Predictor Variables, Transitional Programs
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Akos, Patrick; Kurz, Maureen Shields – Middle School Journal, 2016
Middle grades transitions pose challenges to many students who meet these tasks with varying levels of success. Contemporary developmental and strengths-based literature offers Hope Theory (Snyder, 2002), a research supported approach that can mitigate risks in school transitions. This article describes how middle grades educators can apply the…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Educational Theories, Middle School Students, Developmental Studies Programs
Papay, Clare; Grigal, Meg; Migliore, Alberto; Chen, Jie; Choiseul-Praslin, Belkis; Smith, Frank – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2022
College-based transition services provide opportunities for transition-age students with intellectual disability and autism (ID/A) between the ages of 18 and 22 to receive their final years of secondary transition services in a college or university setting. We compared the extent to which youth with ID/A experience in-school predictors of…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Newman, Lynn A.; Garcia, Elisa B.; Trainor, Audrey A.; Chong, Melanie – Grantee Submission, 2021
Students' self-determination plays a critical role in both in-school and post-school outcomes. This study examined the self-determination of English learners with disabilities in secondary school, based on a secondary analysis of the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 (NLTS 2012). The NLTS 2012 youth survey, conducted in English and…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Longitudinal Studies, Special Education, Transitional Programs
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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
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Van Laarhoven-Myers, Traci E.; Van Laarhoven, Toni R.; Smith, Thomas J.; Johnson, Heather; Olson, Justin – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2016
Despite the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act's (IDEA) mandates for student involvement in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process, several researchers have demonstrated limited student participation. One method for encouraging self-advocacy and active IEP participation is to teach students to communicate their hopes, dreams,…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Self Advocacy, Student Participation, Technology Uses in Education
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Seong, Youjin; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B.; Little, Todd D. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2015
The 1990 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) reauthorization introduced transition mandates that included a "student involvement in transition planning" requirement, creating an emphasis on promoting such involvement so as to enhance the self-determination of students with disabilities and positive transition-related…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Adolescents, Self Determination, Transitional Programs
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Henderson, Dawn X.; Barnes, Rachelle Redmond – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
Increasing disparities in out-of-school suspension and dropout rates have led a number of school districts to develop alternative models of education to include alternative learning centres (ALCs). Using an exploratory mixed methods design, this study explores dimensions of social inclusion among ALCs, located in the southeastern region of the…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Social Integration, Nontraditional Education, Suspension
Blazer, Christie – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2018
Researchers have found that middle school students undergo developmental changes that require unique educational structures and support. As a result, experts have suggested a number of specific strategies for organizing middle schools in order to best meet students' needs. This Information Capsule summarizes middle school redesign initiatives that…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Middle School Students, Educational Environment, Educational Change
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