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Pauline Westcott – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) mandates that a transition plan be in place for students with disabilities by the time they turn 16. This plan aims to facilitate the child's movement from high school "to post-school activities, including postsecondary education, vocational education, integrated employment (including…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Students with Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Equal Education
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Hughes, Cerian; Maclean, Georgina; Stringer, Phil – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2019
This article reflects on the experience of applying a person-centred approach to promote organisational change in an educational context. A detailed example is drawn from a Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope (PATH) process with a group of school staff. The article considers existing research into person-centred approaches and explores key…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Organizational Change, Special Needs Students, Program Effectiveness
Kuhn, Jocelyn; Szidon, Kate; Kraemer, Bonnie; Steinbrenner, Jessica R.; Tomaszewski, Brianne; Hume, Kara; DaWalt, Leann – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Transitioning Together is a multi-family intervention designed to support families of adolescents on the autism spectrum as they prepare for the transition to adulthood. Questions remain regarding its wide-scale adoption and implementation in real-world settings such as high schools. We examined student, teacher, and school-level facilitators and…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Problem Solving, Evidence Based Practice, Coaching (Performance)
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Walker, Allison R.; Uphold, Nicole M.; Richter, Sharon; Test, David W. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
As community-based instruction has been recognized as a variable leading to postschool success for all students with disabilities, early transition planning has become vital in students' preparation for adulthood. Based upon the need and importance of students receiving community-based instruction, this literature review examined 23 transition…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Literature Reviews, Intervention
McNaughton, David B., Ed.; Beukelman, David R., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2010
To make a smooth transition to a fulfilling, self-determined adult life, young people who use Augmentative-Alternative Communication (AAC) need effective services that meet their individual needs and make the most of advances in technology. Professionals will provide these critical supports with the help of this book, the first complete guide to…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Communication Disorders, Young Adults, Sexuality
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1999
The 21st annual report to Congress on the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is divided into four sections organized around a model that views educational results as products of three sets of factors: the context and environment in which the education is provided, student characteristics, and school programs…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Correctional Education, Disabilities