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Computer-Based Video Instruction to Teach Young Adults with Moderate Intellectual Disabilities to Perform Multiple Step, Job Tasks in a Generalized Setting
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Mechling, Linda C.; Ortega-Hurndon, Fanny – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2007
This study evaluated the effectiveness of computer-based video instruction (CBVI) to teach three young adults with moderate intellectual disabilities to perform complex, multiple step, job tasks in a generalized setting. A multiple probe design across three job tasks and replicated across three students was used to evaluate the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Job Skills, Program Effectiveness, Young Adults
Transition Services in Taiwan: Comparison between Service Need and Services Received.
Chen, Li-Ju; Zhang, Dalun – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
A survey of 202 students with disabilities in Taiwan identified eight service categories: medical service, adult living service, working/living environment adaptation, professional guidance, psychological guidance, personal affairs, community learning, and continuing education. Results indicate that the overall need for services is far greater…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Needs Assessment
Transition Services Model: Partnership for Student Success
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Pearman, Elizabeth; Elliott, Twila; Aborn, Lucinda – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2004
In 1995, the Southwest Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) of the Los Angeles County School District, and El Camino College pioneered a partnership to serve students with disabilities on the community college campus. SELPA transition services serve as a model for alliances between community colleges and school districts throughout…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Community Colleges, Partnerships in Education
"Self-Determination Is What It's All About": What Post-Secondary Students with Disabilities Tell Us Are Important Considerations for Success
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Thoma, Colleen A.; Getzel, Elizabeth Evans – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2005
This article describes results of a series of focus group interviews conducted with post-secondary students with disabilities about the importance of self-determination in their success in those settings. Participants attended community college and/or state universities in Virginia and were between the ages of 18 and 48. They indicated that…
Descriptors: State Universities, Elementary Secondary Education, Focus Groups, Disabilities
Teachers' View of Transition Services: Results from a Statewide Survey in South Carolina
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Zhang, Dalun; Ivester, Joy; Katsiyannis, Antonis – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2005
This study examined high school and middle school transition practices from the perspective of special education teacher leaders. Results indicated that the majority of schools offer functional curricula, social skills training, and an array of school-based functional learning opportunities. However, a significant number of schools did not provide…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Special Education Teachers, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Disabilities
Family Perceptions of Transitions in Early Intervention
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Lovett, David L.; Haring, Kathryn A. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
This article explores three broad themes about transitions that have emerged in a naturalistic study of experiences of families with young children with disabilities. Generalizations regarding early transitions include families going through a birth crisis have difficulty understanding all the information they are provided. Not only is their role…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Placement, Familiarity, Disabilities