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British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, 2022
Students with lived experience in government care can face significant challenges in their lives and their educational journeys. Students entering higher education may be simultaneously transitioning out of government care and grappling with the complexities of a new educational system. Students formerly in care are more likely than the general…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, College Students, Foster Care
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Houser, Chris; Cavallo-Medved, Dora; Bondy, Michelle – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2023
The transition from high school to university can be difficult and stressful for many students who are not sure of how to be successful in their courses and become engaged in extracurricular activities beyond the classroom. This paper describes the design and outcomes of the Preparation for Academic Success in Science (PASS) transition program in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Graduates, College Freshmen, Transitional Programs
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Gauthier-Boudreault, C.; Couture, M.; Gallagher, F. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: Planning the transition to adulthood of youth with severe to profound intellectual disability (ID) requires professionals from different institutions to work together. However, there are few studies in the literature that focus on professionals involved in this transition. Method: This study documented factors impacting the transition…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Transitional Programs, Barriers, Foreign Countries
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Wismath, Shelly; Newberry, Jan – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2019
Retention of students in university or other postsecondary education programs is a common problem for many institutions, with retention from first year to second year of study being particularly problematic in Canada and the United States. A number of factors are known to affect retention, and a number of measures have been identified which can…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, College Freshmen, Foreign Countries, Academic Persistence
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Cherner, Rebecca; Nandlal, Joan; Ecker, John; Aubry, Tim; Pettey, Donna – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2013
Using results from a formative evaluation, this article describes the transitional rehabilitation housing pilot (TRHP) program located in two metropolitan Canadian cities. TRHP is an innovative community mental health service, created to support hospitalized forensic patients in their transition to living independently in the community. The…
Descriptors: Health Services, Stakeholders, Foreign Countries, Housing
Pearson, George – Education Canada, 2012
At the opening of Olds High School, Principal Tom Christensen held his breath as he watched students inspect the new facilities designed with a new approach to learning in mind. The Alberta school is divided into four so-called "quads," each housing one-quarter of the school's 800 students, with flexible learning spaces to accommodate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Education Work Relationship, High Schools, Shared Resources and Services
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Wilson, Heidi; Bialk, Philip; Freeze, Trevi B.; Freeze, Rick; Lutfiyya, Zana M. – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
Building a meaningful and valued life for individuals with learning disabilities requires the sustained, diligent and coordinated efforts of family members, supporters, educators and the individuals themselves. In this article, the formative childhood and adolescent experiences of two young adults with learning disabilities, leading to their…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Disabilities, Young Adults, Transitional Programs
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Luey, Jennifer – College Quarterly, 2014
Increases in the frequency of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) within the postsecondary education system are now beginning to surface. Through a review of the literature this paper will focus on the persistence, retention and successful completion of autistics in the postsecondary education (PSE) sector. The author found no concrete statistics for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Postsecondary Education
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Nichols, Naomi Elizabeth – Journal of Youth Studies, 2008
Using institutional ethnography, I demonstrate how one young man's efforts to find housing are shaped in relation to a complex institutional maze through which the immigration, child welfare, social assistance, and sheltering systems are linked. My goal is to show how a particular person's narrative can be used to illuminate the general…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Homeless People, Administrative Organization, Ethnography
Nutt, Diane, Ed.; Calderon, Denis, Ed. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2009
Students around the globe have unique first-year experiences but struggle with many of the same challenges. This monograph focuses on their journeys and provides insights for educators interested in learning about how institutions across the globe provide supports to students dealing with first-year transition issues. Based on the successful…
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Studies, Program Attitudes, College Freshmen
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Brown, Jason D.; Moraes, Sabrina; Mayhew, Janet – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2005
We examined the service needs of foster families with children who have disabilities. Foster parents in a large Canadian city were asked "What services or supports would be helpful to you?" The responses to this question were edited for clarity and to eliminate redundancies, and sorted into piles of like statements by a group of 15…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Statistical Analysis, Financial Support, Social Work
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Harrison, Allyson G.; Larochette, Anne-Claire; Nichols, Eva – Exceptionality Education Canada, 2007
In 1997, the government of Ontario announced the establishment of the Learning Opportunities Task Force (LOTF) to develop and administer a series of pilot projects to enhance the transition of students with specific learning disabilities into postsecondary education, and to identify what supports, services and accommodations would assist these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Pilot Projects, Learning Disabilities
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Salmon, Nancy; Kinnealey, Moya – Exceptionality Education Canada, 2007
This grounded theory study employed in-depth interviews with nine student/parent dyads from eastern Canada. Youth with disabilities, aged 16 to 21, contributed narratives describing high school transitions. Shared experience that transcends disability categories produced powerful results. Three categories emerged: (1) transition facilitators; (2)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Advocacy, Family Relationship, Disabilities
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. – 1997
This report presents findings of a 3-year study (1994-1997) of post-compulsory educational opportunities for adolescents and adults with disabilities in 10 European countries (Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom), Australia, and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Quebec. It…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Adults, Ancillary School Services
Alberta Education Response Centre, Edmonton. – 1992
This guide for parents of individuals with intellectual disabilities emphasizes the need for a transition plan as a crucial stage in continuous service delivery for on-going supports and for fostering the individual's successful participation in the community. The guide contains three main headings. Under the first of these, "What Is…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment
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