A field test was conducted of the "Transition to Independence Curriculum" that was developed in 1987-88 by the Endependence Center in Norfolk, Virginia. The curriculum includes peer counseling and other services to help students with disabilities become independent. During the field test, the peer counselor met with students at each of three…

The Vocational Counseling Project was undertaken to provide secondary-level handicapped students, who were identified as possible dropouts, with vocational counseling and support to facilitate post-high school adjustment. In addition, project staff were supposed to determine the readiness of secondary-level handicapped students for work placement,…

Focusing on Chicago (Illinois), this report describes the magnitude of issues related to the education of non-English-speaking immigrants, and presents an overview of both the learning resource materials available to support bilingual education in the Chicago School System and the availability of materials in foreign languages in the Chicago…

The Alaska Consortium for Transition Services (ACTS) is a federally funded project to develop and implement secondary transition planning for rural Alaska students with severe disabilities. Secondary transition is the process of change occurring as students prepare to move from high school to adult life. As rural Alaska's severely disabled…

This paper describes the Life-Centered Career Education (LCCE) Curriculum and Employment Enhancement Strategies (EES) for mildly disabled students. Special education high school graduates encounter many difficulties in assuming community living and work roles. EES materials are consistent with the competencies and subcompetencies of the…

The National Longitudinal Transition Study of Special Education Students (NLTS) provides information to practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and others in the special education community regarding the transition of youth with disabilities from secondary school to early adulthood. The sample for the study, which began in 1987, involves more…

This document describes and discusses aspects of the transition to adult life for people with disabilities in Great Britain and sets it in an international context. The first three sections describe the transition process, the difficulties of implementing a framework for transition, and the aims of the transition process. The aims are the…

Many of the problems encountered by learning disabled high school students in the transition from secondary to postsecondary education settings can be minimized if planning for transition occurs at high school entry. Transition planning for the college bound learning disabled student needs to include the design of a relevant high school curriculum…

The Community-Based Services Work Adjustment Program provides vocational assessment, work adjustment training, social adjustment training, extended sheltered employment, transitional/supported employment, and competitive job training and placement through on-the-job training at natural community work sites. The program serves mentally retarded,…

An intersegmental task force of the California Postsecondary Education Commission developed a plan and set of recommendations for enhancing the participation and success in postsecondary education of California students from economic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds historically underrepresented in higher education. Relevant segments of the State's…

The Secondary Education Transition Model project at Colorado State University-Fort Collins represents a local and state commitment to serve students with severe handicaps who are moving into community work and living roles. These comprehensive transition services begin at the secondary education level and extend into the adult service system. The…

This document is a directory of grants funded under the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) Secondary and Transition Initiative. The volume begins with a description of the Federal Transition Initiative and the role of the Transition Institute of Illinois, and an overview of the information (including statistical data)…

A growing number of schools and colleges are making college courses available to high school seniors. This document discusses factors affecting the success of partnerships between schools and colleges for the purpose of providing such courses and describes several programs currently operating. The author first identifies 10 basic principles…

This report focuses on the development of a behavior modification program to help institutionalized patients prepare for situations they may encounter after discharge from the hospital. The rationale for this program is explained in terms of the severe differences that exist between life in a mental institution and community life. A daily program…

The Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA) provides transitional instruction for upper elementary and secondary students (at intermediate and advanced levels of English as a second language) through three components: a curriculum correlated with mainstream content subjects; academic language development activities; and learning…