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Jennifer Garcia Villanueva – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The problem that was addressed in this study was that students with severe intellectual disabilities (SwSID) enrolled in life skills settings are not receiving adequate transition planning services at local rural public schools in a southwestern state. The purpose of this study was to investigate special education teachers' (SET) perceptions about…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Transitional Programs, Students with Disabilities
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Gavin W. Watts; Eric J. López; Mariya T. Davis – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Since the inception of the Higher Education Opportunity Act in 2008, there has been an increase in the number of post-secondary education institutions in the United States that have established inclusive postsecondary programs for individuals with intellectual disabilities to attend college and achieve higher levels of employment. Previous studies…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Inclusion, College Faculty
Ashley Laura Wheeler – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This ex-post facto study, "Differential Effects of Workplace Readiness Training and Job Placement Services Provided by Vocational Rehabilitation vs. School Transition Programs: A Retrospective Study of Young Hispanic Adults" investigates differential effects of workplace readiness training and job placement services provided by…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Job Training, Job Placement, Career and Technical Education
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Gilson, Carly B.; Thompson, Christopher G.; Ingles, Kristina E.; Stein, Kaitlyn E.; Wang, Naike; Nygaard, Malena A. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2021
There is a growing urgency to equip transition-age students with intellectual and developmental disabilities for competitive, integrated employment. Prior research demonstrates the positive effects of job coaching, yet no known training exists for educators to learn how to provide appropriate employment-related supports to promote student…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Job Training, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
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Brendle, Janna; Tucker, Kathryn J.; Lock, Robin H. – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2018
Transition planning requires quality vocational and transition assessment tailored to the student's needs, strengths, preferences and interests. Limited research is currently available that addresses assessment types and use of results that rural practitioners utilize to aid in transition planning for students with intellectual disabilities (ID).…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Vocational Education, Special Education Teachers, Transitional Programs
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Palmer, Susan B.; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Shogren, Karrie A.; Williams-Diehm, Kendra L.; Soukup, Jane H. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2012
Students with intellectual disability are often served in community-based services to promote effective adult outcomes in employment, community inclusion, and independent living (Gaumer, Morningstar & Clark (2004). "Beyond High School" (Wehmeyer, Garner, Lawrence, Yeager, & Davis, 2006), a multi-stage model to promote student…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Models, Self Determination, Students with Disabilities