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Download full textWehman, Paul, Ed.; And Others – 1997
This manual includes articles that address many of the major issues affecting supported employment programs for individuals with severe disabilities. Articles discuss current trends in service delivery, the experiences of local community employment agencies, issues involved in funding supported employment, natural support implementation…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship
Kennelly, Louise, Ed.; Monrad, Maggie, Ed. – National High School Center, 2007
The transition from middle school to high school represents a significant event in the lives of adolescents, one that necessitates support from and collaboration among teachers, parents, counselors, and administrators at both educational levels. Successful transitions place particular emphasis on ninth-grade initiatives and can create one of…
Descriptors: High Schools, Grade 9, Transitional Programs, Student Attrition
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1994
A team of representatives of Virginia state agencies involved in career preparation and employment examined the development and establishment of school-to-work transition (SWT) programs in Virginia. The team conducted a literature review and analyzed 42 selected state programs. The 16 school-based programs primarily provided classroom instruction…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Education Work Relationship, Educational Practices, Participant Characteristics
Peer reviewedRural Special Education Quarterly, 1987
Profiles three program awards for exemplary rural special education practices. Describes an Arizona program that allows teachers to pursue advanced training without quitting their jobs, an Idaho program of work experience and transitional services for special education students, and a Virginia program for normalization of students labeled…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Mainstreaming
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1989
This paper sets forth a definition and operational description of a developmental program that should be of use as a guide, especially to Virginia's teachers and administrators. Also included in the paper are kindergarten curriculum objectives in the areas of language arts, mathematics, science, art, social studies, family life, health, mental…
Descriptors: Definitions, Developmental Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Objectives
Direct linkHale, Frank W., Jr., Ed. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2006
To their disadvantage, few Americans--and few in higher education--know much about the successes of historically Black colleges and universities. How is it that historically Black colleges graduate so many low-income and academically poorly prepared students? How do they manage to do so well with students "as they are", even when…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, African American Students, College Students, Academic Achievement
Asselin, Susan B. – 1995
Project UNITE (Unified Intercommunity Transition and Empowerment for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities) is a federally funded transition systems change grant in Virginia which attempts to integrate services among educational systems, human service agencies, communities, families, and consumers with disabilities who are involved in…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning
Virginia State Council of Higher Education, Richmond. – 1992
This combined report examines the obstacles that Virginia students encounter as they move from high school through college and what colleges and universities might do to facilitate their progress. Part 1 of the report responds to House Joint Resolution No. 211, which asks Virginia's Council of Higher Education to study the transition between high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement Programs, College Preparation, College School Cooperation
Holtslander, Linda – 1993
This final performance report for the Loudoun County Public Library literacy project begins with a section that provides quantitative data. The next section compares actual accomplishments to the major project objective: to create a non-threatening learning environment at the Transitional Housing Center (THC), a residential homeless shelter.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Peer reviewedMoon, M. Sherril; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1990
The article describes how a Virginia urban school system implemented an outcome-oriented work transition process with approximately 230 trainable or severely/profoundly handicapped students (ages 16-21). The article describes the system, students, and staff; developing a formal transition process; the individualized transition plan; and the job…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, High Schools, Individualized Programs, Job Placement
Kregel, John, Ed.; And Others – 1990
This volume discusses the effects of supported employment on persons with developmental and other severe disabilities, by assembling the results of research investigations conducted by the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Supported Employment. Papers included are: "Supported Employment in Virginia: 1980-1988" (John Kregel…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Fringe Benefits, Head Injuries
Garland, Corinne W.; Kniest, Barbara A.; Quigley, Andrea C. – 1998
This report discusses the activities of the Caring for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: New Roles for Physicians Outreach Project (CFIT Outreach), a program designed to increase physician participation in the early intervention system through replication of a proven model of inservice training. The model, which provides continuing medical…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Competency Based Education, Continuing Education, Curriculum Development
Gaylord, Vicki, Ed. – Institute on Community Integration (NJ1), 2004
This issue of the quarterly publication focuses on Achieving Secondary Education and Transition Results for Students with Disabilities. Editorial introduction notes that today's educational systems are being called upon to re-examine how they prepare students with disabilities for adult life. The shift toward greater participation by students with…
Descriptors: Community Services, Nontraditional Education, Disabilities, Accountability
