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Direct linkAnwar A. Alsalamah – Exceptionality, 2024
The aim of this study was to review and analyze studies on pre-employment transition services (pre-ETS) conducted before and after the passage of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) to capture decades of changes in these studies. A content analysis of literature was conducted on 95 studies on pre-ETS implemented in the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Labor Force Development, Labor Legislation, Content Analysis
Taylor, Joshua P.; Whittenburg, Holly N.; Rooney-Kron, Magen; Gokita, Tonya; Lau, Stephanie J.; Thoma, Colleen A.; Scott, LaRon A. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2022
Many youth with disabilities experience persistently low rates of competitive integrated employment (CIE) and participation in higher education. In 2014, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) established a policy focus on CIE as the goal of vocational services for youth and individuals with disabilities. In addition, WIOA created…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Labor Legislation, Federal Legislation, Transitional Programs
Carlson, Sarah R. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2022
In July 2014, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was signed into law, amending the Rehabilitation Act of 1998 and establishing new workforce initiatives for state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies. The passage of WIOA led to the expansion of VR services, including the requirement to provide "pre-employment transition…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Secondary School Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Labor Force Development
Scheef, Andrew R.; McKnight-Lizotte, Michelle – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2022
In addition to supporting the academic goals of students with learning disabilities, secondary special education teachers are tasked with providing services designed to improve post-school outcomes. To improve these offerings, special education teachers should ensure collaboration with vocational rehabilitation (VR) counselors during the…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Vocational Rehabilitation, Transitional Programs
Smith, Matthew J.; Sherwood, Kari; Blajeski, Shannon; Ross, Brittany; Smith, Justin D.; Jordan, Neil; Dawalt, Leann; Bishop, Lauren; Atkins, Marc S. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Vocational outcomes among transition-age youth receiving special education services are critically poor and have only incrementally improved since the implementation of the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act. Few studies highlight whether interviewing may be critical to obtaining vocational outcomes such as competitive employment or internships.…
Descriptors: Employment Interviews, Special Education, Individualized Transition Plans, Transitional Programs
Download full textHughes, Bob; Knighton, Christine – Adult Literacy Education, 2020
As the largest funder of adult basic education (ABE) in the nation, providing over $600 million through its Basic Grants to States (U.S. Department of Education, 2019), the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) drives ABE policies and practices. In a review of the announcement on Title II, the phrase "transition to" is repeated…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Adult Literacy
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
Riesen, Tim; Thomas, Faith; Kipping, Kayla Currier – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2019
Background: Work-based learning strategies are often used in secondary transition settings to identify a student's strengths and interest related to competitive integrated employment. Transition professionals must not only understand evidence-based practices for creating and supporting work-based learning, they must also understand specific…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Students with Disabilities, Job Skills, Secondary School Students
Brady, Kevin P.; Kucharczyk, Suzanne; Whitby, Peggy Schaefer; Terrell, Elaine; Merry, Krystle E. – Journal for Leadership and Instruction, 2021
This paper presents a review of legislation and court cases that have resulted in the present guidelines and criteria for transition services for students with special education needs. These include effective transition to post-secondary learning, career, and/or independent living. Transition planning is viewed from the lens of the Shapiro and…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Guidelines
Oertle, Kathleen Marie; Sax, Caren L.; Chesley, Elizabeth – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2018
Purpose: This exploratory study advances personnel preparation research through the investigation of the transition content found on the institutional websites of U.S. universities with Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Master's Level Personnel Preparation grants for transition planning and services (OSEP, 2015) or master's-level Council…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Transitional Programs, Special Education, Rehabilitation Programs
Goodman, Diana; Caldwell, Angela; Bodnar, Dianne; Stover, Alyson – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2020
Despite legal mandates and evidence of predictors of success in transition, there continue to be poor outcomes for students with disabilities as compared to students without disabilities. This article describes the first steps of a quality improvement project, including a needs assessment and description of the current constraints of transition…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Students with Disabilities, Comparative Analysis, Needs Assessment
Graves, Bill – School Administrator, 1992
Flipping burgers, operating cash registers, and stocking shelves are unchallenging, dead-end jobs that hinder high school students' academic success. U.S. industry has been using advanced technology to dumb-down jobs. Efforts of states and school administrators to restrict teen labor are discussed. Sidebars present innovative state initiatives for…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Child Labor, Education Work Relationship, High Schools
