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Xu, Tianxi; Stancliffe, Roger J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: Very few studies have evaluated the performance of transition to work (TTW) service providers after the TTW program was implemented in New South Wales, Australia since 2005. This paper examines employment outcomes achieved by 35 TTW service providers in Sydney. Method: Descriptive statistics and chi-square were used to analyse the TTW…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Program Effectiveness, Performance, Employment Level
O'Neill, Sue C.; Strnadová, Iva; Cumming, Therese M. – Australasian Journal of Special Education, 2016
There are no Commonwealth or state laws in Australia that require educational authorities to provide individualised transition plans (ITPs) to secondary students with disabilities. It is argued that, in lieu of legislation, Australia's signed commitment to international treaties and national policies obliges educational jurisdictions to provide…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Transitional Programs
Wilks, Judith; Wilson, Katie – Australian Universities' Review, 2015
This paper brings together recent statistics relating to the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in higher education. A number of key statistical realities relating to their enrolment into, retention during, and completion of, their university courses are depicted. Foremost among these realities is that despite…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Minority Group Students, Student Characteristics
Meadows, Denis; Davies, Michael; Beamish, Wendi – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2014
Poor post-school outcomes for youth with disabilities have consistently been reported internationally. Interagency collaboration between school systems and post-school services is critical and key to improving post-school life for these youth. An initial Queensland study that benchmarked the teacher practice of 104 transition teachers and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Transitional Programs
Dockett, Sue; Perry, Bob; Kearney, Emma – Exceptionality Education International, 2011
The transition to school is a time of change and expectation for children, families, and communities. It is also a time when a range of factors--both within and outside the family--influence educational experiences and outcomes. This paper reports the experiences and expectations of 24 Australian families as their children with special needs…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Parent Role, Family Programs
Giallo, Rebecca; Treyvaud, Karli; Matthews, Jan; Kienhuis, Mandy – Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 2010
The transition to primary school is an important time for both children and parents. The aim of this randomized controlled study was to assess the effectiveness of a Transition to Primary School Parent Program in strengthening parent knowledge and confidence to manage the transition process, increasing parent involvement in their children's…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Transitional Programs, Self Efficacy
Winn, Stephen; Hay, Ian – Disability & Society, 2009
Australian research has demonstrated that students with a disability are more likely to remain out of the full-time workforce. These research findings have been the catalyst for a call for a comprehensive career development and transition planning approach for all students with disabilities in schools as well as for employers to rethink the role…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Cost Effectiveness, Secondary School Students, Career Development
Clark, Catherine – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2007
This study identifies and evaluates the pathways available from school to vocational education and training and to work, for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Research involved interviews with seven young people from Victoria who had either just completed secondary school and were enrolling in a VET course, or had completed a course and…
Descriptors: Partial Hearing, Deafness, Disabilities, Foreign Countries

Knox, Marie; Parmenter, Trevor R. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1990
The study interviewed 73 Australian young people with a range of disabilities who had completed their school program in 1985. Subjects expressed their ideas concerning successful transition from school to adult life including the need for a planned transition process, a job-related school curriculum, and structured procedures to facilitate…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries

Riches, Vivienne – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1996
This paper describes an initiative launched in New South Wales, Australia, in 1989 to help students with disabilities move from school to community settings. The program established partnerships among schools, communities, service providers, and government agencies, resulting in smoother transitions and improved postschool options and quality of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries
Australian Education Council, Melbourne. – 1981
The annotated bibliography presents 73 citations designed to help teachers and employers better understand the needs and career aspirations of handicapped school leavers in Australia. Entries include author, title, source, date, and pagination information for the following topic areas: policy and objectives; programs and practices for physically,…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employment
Parmenter, Trevor R. – 1986
The monograph addresses, from an Australian perspective, strategies to help disabled youth make the transition from school to work. The first chapter discusses underlying philosophy and principles (normalization, independent living, self-determination, the role of education in the transition process, and the role of work in adult living). Issues…
Descriptors: Community Role, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Philosophy
McLaughlin, Margaret J., Ed.; And Others – 1992
This document presents the proceedings of a symposium which discussed critical issues in employment of persons with disabilities in Europe, Australia, and North America. After introductions, the major presentations included the following: "Labor Market Forces" (Roderick A. DeArment, U.S. Department of Labor); "Civil Rights in the…
Descriptors: Adults, Civil Rights, Community Services, Disabilities
Riches, Vivienne C.; Parmenter, Trevor R. – 1991
This report describes a pilot program of the New South Wales (Australia) Department of Education to develop community transition teams as part of an effort to provide transition education to people with disabilities. The project is based on a model developed in Oregon and stresses assisting each community to work cooperatively to assess local…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs
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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