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Download full textOffice of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education, 2015
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) administers programs that assist in educating children and youth with disabilities and provides funding for vocational rehabilitation (VR) services for youth and adults with disabilities. OSERS established the Transition Steering Committee to focus specifically on the services,…
Descriptors: Vocational Rehabilitation, Disabilities, Youth, Access to Education
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education, 2012
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) administers programs that assist in educating children and youth with disabilities, provides funding for vocational rehabilitation (VR) services for youth and adults with disabilities and supports research to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities. OSERS established…
Descriptors: Special Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, Transitional Programs, Technical Assistance
Wagner, Mary – 1991
This paper reviews the extent to which students with disabilities attending regular secondary schools were involved in vocational education, and whether students who participated in vocational education exhibited better outcomes both in school and in the first years after high school. Data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study of Special…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Course Content, Curriculum
Wagner, Mary – 1991
This report presents findings on school leaving, part of a 5-year study on the transition of youth with disabilities from secondary school to early adulthood. Telephone interviews were conducted in 1987 with parents of approximately 8,000 youth (ages 13 to 21 and enrolled in special education in 1985-86) representing all 11 federal special…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Attendance, Disabilities, Dropout Prevention
Wagner, Mary; And Others – 1993
This report uses data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study of Special Education Students (NLTS) to examine four dimensions of school performance: (1) student engagement in their education, as measured by the average number of days of school missed in a year; (2) student learning, as indicated by their grade point averages, receipt of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Attendance, Behavior Patterns
Peer reviewedWagner, Mary M.; Blackorby, Jose – Future of Children, 1996
Reports results of the National Longitudinal Transition Study of Special Education Students data in the areas of employment success, dropout rates, and progression to higher education. Findings show that students with disabilities were more likely to be poor, thus affecting their advancement to higher education and eventual employment success.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Dropout Rate, Educational Research
