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Trainor, Audrey A.; Morningstar, Mary; Murray, Angela; Kim, Hyejung – Prevention Researcher, 2013
Social capital, relationships, and networks among people who share resources with one another, is essential to the successful transition into adulthood for all individuals--with or without disabilities. Social capital is particularly valuable for youth with disabilities because it has the potential to create access to other forms of capital as…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Incidence, Social Capital
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Eaves, Ronald C.; Rabren, Karen; Hall, George – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2012
This study investigated the validity of the "Post-School Outcomes Transition Survey" (PSOTS). The PSOTS was designed to ascertain whether individuals who received special education services in secondary school have obtained postschool employment or have enrolled in postsecondary education or training within 1 to 2 years of exiting high school. The…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Factor Analysis, Decision Making, Test Validity
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Mahoney, Gerald; Powell, Amy – Journal of Special Education, 1988
The Transactional Intervention Program was designed to modify interaction patterns between parents and their handicapped children, aged zero to three, in a home-based intervention program. Results of program implementation with 41 children showed decreases in parents' interactional dominance and frequency of directives, increases in…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Child Development, Developmental Programs, Disabilities
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Test, David W.; Mazzotti, Valerie L.; Mustian, April L.; Fowler, Catherine H.; Kortering, Larry; Kohler, Paula – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2009
The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the secondary transition correlational literature to identify in-school predictors of improved postschool outcomes in the areas of education, employment, and/or independent living for students with disabilities. Based on results of this review, 16 evidence-based, in-school predictors…
Descriptors: Independent Living, Disabilities, Outcomes of Education, Evidence
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Odom, Samuel L.; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1988
Developmental intervention programs for infants with handicaps and their parents generally focus on preventing eventual developmental delays; changing the infants' behavior, development, or relationships with caregivers; or changing the family system. For each intervention purpose, exemplary programs are described. Issues related to efficacy and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Child Development, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Programs