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Download full textKolvitz, Marcia, Ed. – 1996
These four conference papers from the Biennial Conference on Postsecondary Education for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing focus on transitioning from high school to college. The first paper, "Transitioning Collaboration with Schools and Vocational Rehabilitation" (Catherine Wilson and Wayne Giese), describes the North Carolina…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, College School Cooperation, College Students, Deafness
Bailey, Thomas R., Ed. – 1995
Contributors to this volume address the feasibility of work-based education as a reform for the U.S. educational system and consider whether such strategies will work with large numbers of students. Costs, problems of implementation, and alternative approaches are discussed. The following papers are presented: (1) "Introduction" (Thomas…
Descriptors: Costs, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Employers
Kennelly, Louise, Ed.; Monrad, Maggie, Ed. – National High School Center, 2007
The transition from middle school to high school represents a significant event in the lives of adolescents, one that necessitates support from and collaboration among teachers, parents, counselors, and administrators at both educational levels. Successful transitions place particular emphasis on ninth-grade initiatives and can create one of…
Descriptors: High Schools, Grade 9, Transitional Programs, Student Attrition
Harnisch, Delwyn L.; And Others – 1992
This collection of readings covers critical issues related to transition of youth with disabilities from school to post-school experiences. The first paper, titled "'Cognitive Return' of Schooling for Students with Disabilities: Preliminary Findings from 'High School and Beyond'" by Delwyn L. Harnisch and Ian A. G. Wilkinson, applies…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Behavior Rating Scales, Career Choice, Cognitive Development
Wehman, Paul, Ed.; And Others – 1997
This manual includes articles that address many of the major issues affecting supported employment programs for individuals with severe disabilities. Articles discuss current trends in service delivery, the experiences of local community employment agencies, issues involved in funding supported employment, natural support implementation…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship
Wehman, Paul – 2002
This book is a guide to the development of Individual Transition Plans (ITPs) for students with disabilities. It includes 37 sample ITPs for students with a wide variety of disabilities. The first four chapters describe the formatting necessary for designing the transition planning document and then describe each of the 10 goals, which range from…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Emotional Disturbances, High Schools
Tierney, William G., Ed.; Hagedorn, Linda Serra, Ed. – 2002
This collection of papers examines pre-college enrichment programs that offer a specific remedy to the problem of low income and underrepresented students' access to higher education. The 10 papers are: (1) "Pre-College Outreach Programs: A National Perspective" (Watson Scott Swail and Laura W. Perna); (2) "The Relationship between…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Bound Students, College Preparation, College School Cooperation
Lam, Kay H.; And Others – 1994
This report presents results of follow-up surveys of students and parents who had been part of a 1986/87 study of transition experiences of deaf high school students. The report examines post-high school transition experiences including postsecondary education or employment outcomes. Most of the analyses are based on responses of 592 deaf youth…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Bound Students, Deafness
Direct linkHoffman, Nancy, Ed.; Vargas, Joel, Ed.; Venezia, Andrea, Ed.; Miller, Marc S., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2007
"Minding the Gap" argues that in today's highly competitive, global economy, all young people need a postsecondary education. Yet only one in ten students from the lowest economic quintile in the United States currently earns a postsecondary credential. This timely and instructive book from Jobs for the Future explores policies and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, First Generation College Students, Postsecondary Education, High Schools
Patton, James R., Ed.; Blalock, Ginger, Ed. – 1996
Eleven chapters provide in-depth perspectives on outcomes and issues of youth with learning disabilities as they move from high school to adulthood. Stressed throughout is the importance of comprehensive transition planning and the educational, employment, social, and living options available to persons with learning disabilities. Chapter titles…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Curriculum
