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Sprunger, Nikki S.; Harvey, Michael W.; Quick, Marilynn M. – Preventing School Failure, 2018
Legislation has mandated that secondary schools provide services for students with disabilities that prepare them for independent living, employment, and/or post-secondary education (IDEA, 2004). This study examined the perceptions of special education directors, assistant directors/program coordinators, and secondary special education teachers…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Secondary School Students, Disabilities, Transitional Programs
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Harvey, Michael W. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2001
Postsecondary employment status of 1,957 nonvocational high school students without disabilities, 3,511 vocational students without disabilities, 494 nonvocational students with disabilities, and 1,045 vocational students with disabilities was examined using National Education Longitudinal Study data. Results support the value of secondary…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Benefits, Employment Level, Secondary Education
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Harvey, Michael W. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2001
A literature review examined federal legislation for students with disabilities and the efficacy of secondary vocational education. Research indicates a high rate of vocational participation in this population and significant contributions to positive post-school outcomes. Some mixed findings suggest a need to identify specifically which students…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Employment Level, Instructional Effectiveness
Harvey, Michael W. – 1990
A pilot study investigated what long-term significance programming at the Lewiston (Maine) Alternative Vocational Center (LAVC) has had on the occupational and employment status of special needs graduates. The sample (n=21) was the 1989 class of graduating seniors, who were interviewed and surveyed with a mail questionnaire. The participation rate…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment Level, Graduate Surveys, High Schools
Harvey, Michael W.; Cotton, Samuel E.; Koch, Kourtland R. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2005
This study investigated the relationship between demographic variables of secondary Indiana career and technical education (CTE) instructors and program expectations for students with and without disabilities participating in CTE. Respondents' gender, age, level of education, years in current position, years in education, and training in special…
Descriptors: Vocational Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Expectations of Students
Harvey, Michael W.; Pellock, Cynthia – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2004
This study investigated the relationship between demographic characteristics of Pennsylvania career and technical education (CTE) instructors and program expectations for secondary students with and without disabilities. Respondents' gender, age, level of education, years in current position, years in education, and training in special needs (i.e.…
Descriptors: Vocational Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Expectations of Students