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Milner, Eileen R. – 1995
This workbook pulls together materials intended to help train individuals who are deaf-blind or have other severe disabilities with the transition from school to the adult world. Topics covered in the main body are: legislation concerned with transition services; appropriate procedures and getting started; transition planning process; questions to…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities, Federal Legislation
Stephens, Peggy; Rous, Beth – 1992
This package was developed through the outreach activities of Project STEPS (Sequenced Transition to Education in the Public Schools), which developed an early childhood transition model to facilitate the development of state and community-wide systems for transition. The package covers four major component areas of transition: interagency…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Byrd, Rita; And Others – 1991
This manual provides guidelines for early childhood programs and public school systems wishing to establish or formalize a transition process to meet the needs of preschool children moving into the public school system, based on the STEPS (Sequenced Transition to Education in the Public Schools) model developed in Kentucky. The manual begins with…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Family Involvement
Gardner, Philip; Carpenter, Robert – 1985
The purpose of this study was to assess both the needs of students in transition from elementary to middle school and the extent to which those needs were being met. A questionnaire was used to obtain the perceptions of 117 sixth-grade students, 64 parents of sixth-grade students, 37 parents of fifth-grade students, nine sixth-grade teachers, and…
Descriptors: Counselor Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries
Schnelker, Diane; Tompkins, John – 1988
The comprehensive Des Moines Plan (DMP) for Des Moines, Iowa elementary through high school students throughout the district who require academic support was evaluated, as implemented during 1987-88. The plan represents an expansion and reorganization of all district remedial programs, and receives federal, state, and local funding. The DMP…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
Stewart, Bonnie C. – 2003
This guide to pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) or autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) first provides a review of the literature on defining characteristics of PDD/ASD, causes of PDD, and diagnosis of PDD. Review of intervention and treatment comprises the major portion of the paper. After briefly considering parent education, this section…
Descriptors: Autism, Child Rearing, Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions
Kolvitz, Marcia, Ed. – 1996
These six conference papers from the Biennial Conference on Postsecondary Education for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing focus on serving nontraditional students with deafness or hard of hearing. The first paper, "Helping Minority Individuals Navigate through Successful School and Work Transitions" (Glenn B. Anderson and Susan K. McGee),…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Career Development, College Students, Cultural Differences
Black, Harry; And Others – 1992
This report presents results from questionnaires administered to a range of individuals (N=41) involved in the organization and management of college provision for secondary pupils as well as questionnaires administered to S3 and S6 secondary students (N=863) within Scotland's Lothian Region concerning the effectiveness of college provision,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Advanced Courses, College Preparation, College School Cooperation
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Bureau of Early Childhood Programs. – 1987
The Massachusetts Public School Improvement Act of 1985 charges the Board of Education's Early Childhood Advisory Council with conducting a comprehensive study of future trends in early childhood programs and reporting the findings to the Board of Education annually. This second report provides information in the following areas: (1) national…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Early Childhood Education, Educational Finance, Educational Quality
Boyd, Sally; McDowall, Sue; Cooper, Garrick – 2002
This report documents the Innovative Pathways study of nonconventional year 12 and 13 programs at 7 schools, considered successful in assisting "at risk" students in their transition from school to the work force or further education and training. Elements of good practice are documented that contributed to and assisted students'…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Innovation, Foreign Countries, High Risk Students
Kohler, Paula D.; Hood, Lisa K. – 2000
This directory profiles 20 programs that promote post-school outcomes for students with disabilities through inclusive school-to-work systems. Three criteria were used to select the programs: (1) the nomination featured a program or practices that provide transition- or school-to-work-related services or instruction to students with disabilities,…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, College School Cooperation, Disabilities
National Council on Disability, Washington, DC. – 1996
This report provides an analysis of those portions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related legislation relevant to the career preparation and employment status of individuals with cognitive impairments. It reviews government-sponsored evaluations and professional research in specific areas of labor and education and reports on a…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Agency Cooperation, Career Development
Tysick, Kim C. – 1994
In the fall of 1993, Quebec's Heritage College implemented a reception and integration (i.e., "d'accueil") session to help first term incoming students identified as "at-risk" and "undecided" succeed in their collegiate studies. This report describes the development and implementation of the project, focusing on…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Preparation, Community Colleges, Course Selection (Students)
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1994
This report identifies changes that schools must make in their kindergarten and primary programs if they are to contribute to rather than hinder progress toward the achievement of school readiness for all children, as expressed in goal one of the America 2000 initiative. Schools need to: (1) implement developmentally appropriate curriculum,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Macquarie Univ., North Ryde (Australia). School of Education. – 1989
This study examined postschool vocational options for people with disabilities in New South Wales (Australia), by means of a survey and interviews with representatives of government agencies, tertiary education facilities, and unions and employer organizations. Results indicated a lack of vocational facilities for young people with severe…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Attitude Change, Community Programs, Disabilities
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