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No More Different than Necessary: An Exploration of University Administrators' Perceptions of a Comprehensive Transition Program
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Melissa Rapp – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Following the passage of the Higher Education Opportunity Act in 2008, inclusive post-secondary education (IPSE) opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities began to emerge on campuses. Since then, the number of programs has grown exponentially, but there is still much to learn about this new category. As these programs grew, a…
Descriptors: Administrators, Administrator Attitudes, Transitional Programs, Educational Legislation
Inspiring Inclusivity: Enhancing Employees' Confidence in Working with Young Adults with Disabilities in Project Search Host Businesses
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Kelli Ann Fenlon Wiinamaki – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Current workplace learning for those who work in businesses that host a Project SEARCH program (a high school transition-to-work program) is not cohesive and comprehensive enough to sufficiently promote the equity and inclusion of people with disabilities in the workforce. Consequently, young adults with disabilities may experience implicit or…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Self Esteem, Young Adults, Disabilities
Barriers That Impact Students with Disabilities Successful Transition to Postsecondary Education
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Mandy Lee Manz – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive case study was to explore how do secondary and postsecondary educators perceive the variety of barriers and support that directly impact the successful completion of SWD (students with disabilities) undergraduate in the Midwest. The accessibility of higher education to students of various backgrounds has…
Descriptors: Barriers, Students with Disabilities, Secondary School Teachers, College Faculty
Demand-Side Experiences of Employers Who Work with Individuals with Disabilities
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Jessica Nicole Nickels – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Employment fosters social and emotional development in addition to providing greater financial independence. This action research study aimed to address a problem of practice for a semi-rural district in Southwest Washington State to improve transition programming for students receiving special education services. In rural and semi-rural areas,…
Descriptors: Employers, Employees, Experience, Rural Areas
Let Them Be the Unique Person That They Are: Parent Perceptions of the Social Emotional Needs of Students with Intellectual Disabilities during the Transition to High School
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Harkins, Elizabeth A. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Students with intellectual disabilities (ID) who experience challenges in social and emotional development often encounter limited opportunities to develop personal goals, which in turn influences their adult contributions to society. Difficulties with social emotional development and self-determination skills are often exacerbated when children…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Disabilities, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Mental Retardation
Incarceration Recidivism in the Adolescent Special Education Population: Perceptions and Challenges
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Shepherd, Tina D. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In 1990, The Americans with Disabilities Act ruled that, regardless of age, inmates were entitled to continued special education services in correctional facilities. This qualitative case study identified perceptions of recidivism in incarcerated adolescents with special education needs. In this study the correctional education programs were…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Civil Rights Legislation, Case Studies