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Download full textNational Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth, 2014
This Info Brief introduces families, including families of youth with disabilities, to a new way of looking at career development for youth. This brief discusses the three phases of career development, highlights Individualized Learning Plans as a tool for facilitating the career development process, and offers strategies on how families can be…
Descriptors: Career Development, Family Role, Individualized Education Programs, Family Involvement
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth, 2018
This paper was written in 2018 by NCWD/Youth [National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth] to inform the development of the Guideposts for Success 2.0, an update to the original Guideposts for Success published in 2005. Since it was created in 2005, the Guideposts for Success has become nationally recognized as a valuable…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Secondary School Curriculum, High Schools
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Direct linkKamens, Michele Wilson; Dolyniuk, Chrystina A.; Dinardo, Paulette; Rockoff, Jessica Corman; Forsythe, Justine; Corman, Hope – Preventing School Failure, 2004
A summer program was designed to provide a social learning and work experience for students with developmental disabilities. For 3 weeks, high school students with developmental disabilities participated in a variety of jobs on a college campus and worked alongside college students. This collaborative experience enabled students with and without…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Partnerships in Education, High School Students
Johnson, Gerald – 1976
An evaluation was conducted of the fourth year of Project Future, implemented in the Bremerton (Washington) School District. The project objective was to provide pilot class students at four grade levels (grades 3, 6, 9, and 12) with career education learning experiences which used commercial and teacher created classroom activities and materials,…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education
Peterson, Patricia; Ellsworth, J'Anne; Penny, Dave – 2003
The Continental Project is a school-to-work transition program for students with disabilities. The 6-year old program, which is located at a country club and golf course, serves more than 20 students per year and has successfully transitioned 45 young adults with moderate to severe handicaps into the workforce. The program is a cooperative effort…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Daily Living Skills, Demonstration Programs
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2002
Exploring the relationship between generic skills (sometimes called employability skills) and career and technical education (CTE) requires asking these three questions: Are such skills taught in CTE? Can they be taught? Do employers value them over technical skills. A literature review of 14 books, reports, and journal articles concludes that…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Competency Based Education, Constructivism (Learning), Context Effect
