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Virtual Community Conversations as Catalysts for Improving Transitions for Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Benjamin C. Schwartzman; Michele A. Schutz; Erik W. Carter – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) aspire to participate in a variety of activities after high school, such as attaining paid employment, enrolling in postsecondary education, being involved in their communities, living independently, and building friendships. However, complex and longstanding transition barriers require…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Virtual Classrooms, Community Programs
Evaluation of a Family and Community Engagement Strategy in Three Ontario Communities
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Black, Glenda L.; Cantalini-Williams, Maria; Elliott-Johns, Susan E.; Wideman, Ron – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2013
The Learning Partnership (TLP) initiated a Family and Community Engagement Strategy (FACES) initiative in three Ontario communities to foster active and responsive relationships among community partners and enhanced family engagement in transitions to school. A case study research design, grounded in participatory action research, was used to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Participatory Research, Action Research, Community Involvement
The Role of Local Transition Councils in Rural Communities.
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Clark, Gary M.; McDonnell, John – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1994
Addresses the feasibility of developing rural community transition councils to improve transition services for students with disabilities. Describes the role of local transition councils in relation to the context of rural communities and transition services. Includes suggestions for enhancing community cohesiveness and community capacity to…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Involvement, Community Services, Community Support
The Challenge of School to Work Transition in a Rural State.
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Nelson, Ray; Laughlin, Lori – 1997
The South Dakota Alliance for Transition establishes a formal partnership among state agencies, local service providers, and community stakeholders to address the transition needs of youth with disabilities. The 5-year federally funded project aims to enhance transition services through systems change: developing responsive case management and…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Coordination, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Challenging Our Communities: Purposeful Action for Youth Transition from School to Work.
Fraser, Bryna Shore; Charner, Ivan – 1993
Factors such as the widespread corporate restructuring of the 1980s, international pressures, and technological advancement have created a youth employment crisis. Schools cannot singlehandedly educate students for the new jobs of the 1990s because they lack the understanding of today's workplace needs, technology, and funding. Employers,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Cooperative Planning
Youth Employment and Neighborhood Economic Development: Case Studies and Recommendations.
Engbretson, William E.; Levine, Eugene A. – 1980
The product of a study of urban Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs involving youths aged 16-22 that would result in real or potential job creation and community economic development, this report consists of 24 case studies and a series of recommendations pertaining to the development of similar programs in Illinois.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Change Strategies