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Person-Centered Transition Planning for Youth on the Autism Spectrum: What Are We Still Missing?
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Lee, Chung Eun; Kim, Jennifer G. – Exceptionality, 2022
The person-centered individualized education program (IEP) transition planning has emerged as a primary indicator of quality services, and as a predictor for successful post-school outcomes for transition-age youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, these person-centered transition practices are not uniformly implemented across the…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Cooperative Planning, Transitional Programs, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Effects of the Self-Directed Individualized Education Program on Self-Determination and Transition of Adolescents with Disabilities
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Seong, Youjin; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B.; Little, Todd D. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2015
The 1990 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) reauthorization introduced transition mandates that included a "student involvement in transition planning" requirement, creating an emphasis on promoting such involvement so as to enhance the self-determination of students with disabilities and positive transition-related…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Adolescents, Self Determination, Transitional Programs
Transition Outcomes Project: Perceptions of School Personnel Explored through a Multiple Case Study
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Finn, Jane E.; Kohler, Paula D. – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2010
This qualitative study investigated the perceptions of 8 Local Education Agency (LEA) personnel who implemented the Transition Outcomes Project (TOP) in a midwestern state. These personnel represented 100% of the state LEAs who instigated the pilot of TOP in the participating state. Findings showed that TOP had 3 major positive effects: greater…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Disabilities, School Personnel, Attitudes
Implementation of Transition Services in State Systems: Colorado, Nebraska, Minnesota and Virginia.
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Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. Div. of Career Development and Transition. – 1994
This document brings together descriptions of education-to-work transition services for individuals with disabilities, as presented at a 1994 conference. The document begins with a discussion of the National Transition Network, focusing on its historical background and state-level technical assistance. "Transition from School to Adult Life…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Individualized Education Programs
A Rural-Based Transition Model for Students with Learning Disabilities: A Demonstration.
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Rojewski, Jay W. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
The Central Nebraska Goodwill Industries Transition Model is a process initiated during the freshman year of high school. Involvement begins with assessment/evaluation activities culminating in development of a transition planning component to the Individualized Education Plan. The model includes development of a regional transition advisory…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, High Schools, Individual Development, Individualized Education Programs
Instructional and Curriculum Guidelines for the Resource Room Program.
Shanks, Robert D., Jr., Ed. – 1986
The resource room guide developed by Grand Island, Nebraska, schools is intended to help elementary level resource room teachers and the IEP (Individualized Education Program) team select services and curriculum to meet the mildly handicapped student's specific educational needs. The introduction describes the national background of resource room…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development, Diagnostic Teaching