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Download full textRusch, Frank R.; DeStefano, Lizanne – 1989
The Secondary Transition Intervention Effectiveness Institute conducts applied research, program evaluations, and evaluation technical assistance in the areas of secondary special education and transitional services for individuals with disabilities. This annual report describes activities carried out during the fourth year of the Institute's…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Databases, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Phelps, L. Allen, Ed. – 1986
Eight papers presented at a September, 1985 forum concerned with the school to work transition of handicapped youth are presented. Papers were developed as part of a project, "Transitional Programming for Handicapped Youth: Interdisciplinary Leadership Preparation Program at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign). An introductory…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Trends, Federal Legislation
Phelps, L. Allen; And Others – 1986
This compendium, which is part of a series, describes the current status of 105 demonstration projects funded by the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, as part of the Transition Initiative to help disabled youth make the transition from schooling to successful employment. Eight major…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Halpern, Andrew S.; Byrne, Andrew R. – 1985
Management issues, guidelines, policies, and procedures for implementing a statewide plan in Oregon for improving secondary school special education and transition programs for students with mild or severe disabilities are described. An overview is given of the development of the plan, including discussion of: background events; general underlying…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Documentation, Educational Development
Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC. Resource Center on Educational Equity. – 1988
Many barriers exist in the transition of disabled students from the educational system to postsecondary life. Transition systems have been developed to overcome these barriers, focusing on the needs of the individual, the role of parents, and the role of the state education agency. Several cooperative interagency models have been created by states…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Link, Donald – 1988
The Rural Transition Teacher Preparation Project was designed to train rural special educators to be clinical instructors for the University of Utah's Department of Special Education. These trained educators then serve as delivery agents of courses designed to improve transition services to mildly and moderately handicapped students in rural…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Mild Disabilities
Morehouse, Judith A. – 1989
Survey and interview responses from a nonrandom sample of 116 paraprofessionals and 68 administrators described the need for and the content of a proposed undergraduate program in transitional services at California State University Long Beach (CSULB). All participants were employed to help handicapped youths and adults move from education to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, College Programs, Disabilities
Peer reviewedRutherford, Robert B., Jr. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1988
Handicapped students in state correctional facilities are legally eligible for special education services. "Best practices" in correctional special education include functional assessments, functional curriculum, vocational special education, transition programs between correctional programs and the community, comprehensive systems for providing…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Curriculum, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Halloran, William D.; Ward, Michael J. – Pointer, 1988
Special education changes that must occur to ensure successful transition from school to community-based employment and living environments for all disabled youth include: programming for future environments; expanding the availability of adult services for severely disabled youth; and a 13th-year program for mildly handicapped students,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Disabilities
Hanline, Mary Frances; Knowlton, Andrea – Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1988
A model is described that utilizes collaboration between sending and receiving programs to support parents through the transition from infant intervention to public preschool special education programs. Included are a timeline for parent services, a parents' worksheet to develop their child's individualized education program, and a list of parent…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services. – 2001
These two technical assistance papers are designed to provide further clarification to Florida school districts regarding the evaluation procedures and determination of eligibility for children with disabilities in transition from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part C, Infants and Toddlers Early Intervention Program to the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Eligibility, Evaluation Criteria
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition, Minneapolis, MN. – 2002
This information brief presents views on quality education from two individuals with disabilities and a parent of a student with a disability. Amanda Dahloff, Kelly Socha, and Amy Pleet, all experienced in the transition process, offer diverse views on how educational systems can best serve students with disabilities. Key recommendations include:…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Pianta, Robert C., Ed.; Cox, Martha J., Ed. – 1999
On the premise that early school transitions affect children's future educational success and that these critical transitions need to be improved, this book explores the research on early schooling and reexamines educational beliefs, policies, and practices relating to the first years of school, including readiness assessment, entrance ages,…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Disabilities, Diversity (Student), Early Childhood Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1997
This document provides guidance on the appropriate evaluation and placement of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) preschool students with disabilities. The document discusses the need for providers to be aware of the individual needs generated by disabilities and their interaction with early development and take specific cultural and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Hager, Ronald M. – Employment and Disability Institute, 2002
The special education systems in school districts, nationwide, are the starting point for preparing many people with disabilities for the adult world, including the world of work. The federal law governing the obligations of school districts is called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Although the IDEA has been amended…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Disabilities, High School Students, Special Education
