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No More Different than Necessary: An Exploration of University Administrators' Perceptions of a Comprehensive Transition Program
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Melissa Rapp – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Following the passage of the Higher Education Opportunity Act in 2008, inclusive post-secondary education (IPSE) opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities began to emerge on campuses. Since then, the number of programs has grown exponentially, but there is still much to learn about this new category. As these programs grew, a…
Descriptors: Administrators, Administrator Attitudes, Transitional Programs, Educational Legislation
Rural High School Transition Programs That Support Students with Disabilities in Enrolling and Persisting in College
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Melissa Ford – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Despite legal protections within the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and school requirements in place to provide educational access to students with disabilities, once they graduate from high school these students enroll and persist in college at lower rates compared to peers without disabilities. In addition, graduates of rural…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Rural Schools, Postsecondary Education, Educational Legislation
Understanding Administrators' Perceptions on Transition Education
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Samples, Jessica R. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Transition education is a required component of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Information Act of 2004, and all students who have disabilities must have a transition education plan to prepare them for life after high school. However, there are no definitive standards for transition programs, and it is unclear how administrators with…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Transitional Programs, Educational Legislation, Disabilities
Special Education Transition Predictors for Post-School Success: Findings from the Field
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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
Perspectives of Special Education Administrators and Teachers of Students with Significant Disabilities of the Post-High School Transition Process
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Harden, Lorie A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Although transition of students with disabilities has been part of federal mandates since the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1990 and IDEA amendments of 1997, many students with disabilities continue to leave high school without a functional postsecondary transition plan. The purpose of this qualitative…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Phenomenology, High Schools, Teachers
An Exploratory Study of Secondary Educator Knowledge of Disability Legislation and Its Relationship to Planning for the Transition from Secondary to Postsecondary Education Settings
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Salter, Sharon Finkle – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Due to the changes in disability legislation that protect persons with disabilities from discrimination, and allow for free, appropriate public education along with equal access to education, more and more students with disabilities are choosing to attend postsecondary educational settings. The transition planning process as outlined in the…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Special Education Teachers