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Evans, Lacey – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study examined the effects of participation of peer volunteers in the Transitions Program for young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a program that facilitates social skills and social interactions. Participants in this study were peer volunteers in the Transitions Program. Each peer volunteer completed a questionnaire, following…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Volunteers, Program Evaluation
Simone, Daniel J. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experience students have reentering high school following psychiatric hospitalization, and within programming designed to assist with this transition. To accomplish this goal, two research questions were formulated to guide this study: What is the experience of re-entering high school, for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, High School Students, Reentry Students, Student Experience
Varvisotis, Stathene – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This phenomenological study examined the lived experiences of fathers of adolescent sons with autism spectrum disorders as they transitioned out of school and into the postsecondary environment. Current research is lacking regarding the experiences of fathers; some researchers have described fathers as an afterthought when discussing the…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Fathers, Adolescents, Sons
Platt, Petra W. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Special educators must engage students with special needs in transition planning to help students set and achieve goals with regard to postsecondary education, vocation, community engagement, and independent living. Researchers have examined many aspects of transition planning, but few have examined how students with special needs experience the…
Descriptors: Special Education, Student Needs, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education
Gray, Patricia Jean – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Students with learning disabilities present a diverse spectrum of learning needs; research suggest they may have difficulty making the transition to the postsecondary environment. Learning disabled students at the subject high school were not successfully making the transition from the secondary to the postsecondary environment. This study was…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, High School Students, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education
Burdge, Maryjane C. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Students with disabilities are less likely than their peers to access or succeed in postsecondary education settings. In one county, students with disabilities are taught within inclusive high school environments where deficits in reading skills, self-determination attributes, and study skills are not included in the curriculum. In place of these…
Descriptors: Mild Disabilities, High School Graduates, High Schools, Postsecondary Education
Johnson, Avonda C. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of the study was to examine and describe the lived experiences of the adult African American woman who had lived in multiple foster care placements. Eleven adult African American women ages 22-25 participated in semi-structured, face-to-face interviews to tell their stories and provide data of the memories of the experience. The…
Descriptors: African Americans, Foster Care, Semi Structured Interviews, Young Adults
Smith, Timothy W. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Establishing effective transition programs for students entering high school is an ongoing process. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore best practices transition programs employ to aid student's success. The participants in this study were six administrators chosen from a population of administrators at 60 central Indiana high…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Transitional Programs, High School Students, Best Practices