ERIC Number: EJ1361058
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Feb
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Promoting Successful Transitions in High School Students with Emotional Disturbance in Saudi Arabia: Educators' Voices
Alsalamah, Areej A.
Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, v46 n1 p15-27 Feb 2023
Providing transition planning and services to students with emotional disturbance (ED) can enhance their success in postsecondary education, employment, and independent living. This qualitative study explores how special educators in Riyadh, the capital city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), perceive the necessity of promoting transition services for high school students with ED and developing important aspects to implement these services. Study participants were ten special educators majoring in ED who were purposefully sampled from a special education graduate program. The results indicate that all study participants believe there is a need to promote transition services in Saudi schools to support students with ED. The results also highlight four fundamental foundations that educators want to develop to promote the implementation of transition services in Saudi schools: the regulation of special education, transition assessment tools, transition teamwork, and teacher professional development programs in transition. Recommendations for future research are discussed as well.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Emotional Disturbances, Transitional Programs, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Graduate Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)
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