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Boosting Underprepared Students: Salish Kootenai College Uses Research to Build Success
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Sherwin, Stacey – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2011
As an open-access institution and a tribal college, Salish Kootenai College (SKC, Pablo, Montana) accepts all students who walk through the doors. Part of SKC's mission is to provide educational opportunities and access for students who are historically underrepresented in higher education. In recent years, national attention has focused on the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Opportunities, Tribally Controlled Education
Theories in Practice: School-to-Work Transitions-for-Youth with Mild Disabilities.
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Eisenman, Laura T. – Exceptionality, 2003
Discussion of school-to-work (STW) transitions for youth with mild disabilities first summarizes current research and models of practice on STW transition in special education, then identifies implicit yet infrequently named theories in research and practice, makes connections to STW theories outside special education, and suggests how emerging…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Practices, High Schools, Mild Disabilities
School-To-Work Experiences: Curriculum as a Bridge.
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Bonds, Bobbie Gale – American Annals of the Deaf, 2003
This article provides historical background on school-to-work (STW) activities, especially for students with hearing impairments. It describes laws shaping requirements for STW programs and research supporting STW components. Recommendations for curricular elements of an STW program are offered and future trends in STW are forecast. (Contains…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational History, Educational Legislation
Research Translated into Practices for Increasing Student Involvement in Transition-Related Activities.
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Lehmann, Jean P.; Bassett, Diane S.; Sands, Deanna J.; Spencer, Karen; Gliner, Jeffrey A. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1999
A study investigated the process and outcomes associated with research-to-practice strategies in three schools during a three and a half-year project. The interrelated phases of the process were the establishment of an empirical foundation, the design and implementation of school-based interventions, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of the…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Intervention
Transition in the Field of Special Education.
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Harvey, Michael W. – Preventing School Failure, 2001
An introduction to this theme issue on special education transition policy and practice summarizes articles and notes a focus on the importance of transitional services in the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Emphasis is on practical information based on research, legislative development, and empirical evidence to support best…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation, Educational Practices
A Study of the Field and Student Initiated Research Transition Applications--FY '89.
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Appell, Mel – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1990
This review of the 1989 Student Initiated Research and Field Initiated Research transition proposals considers the practical value of federally funded transition research. Proposals are analyzed by such criteria as importance, technical soundness, personnel, impact, and budget. Of a total of 54 proposals competitively approved, 5 dealt with…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Applying the Participatory Action Research Model to the Study of Social Inclusion at Worksites.
Park, Hyun-Sook; Gonsier-Gerdin, Jean; Hoffman, Stacey; Whaley, Susan; Yount, Michael – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1998
A study used participatory action research (PAR) to explore social inclusion/relationships at worksites of 10 students (ages 17-21). The participatory intervention process assisted teachers and job coaches in making constructive changes in transition work experience programs to provide social opportunities for students and help them become part of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adolescents, Adults, Disabilities