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Cumming, Therese M.; Smedley, Emily N. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2017
Transition planning and processes can greatly influence the quality of schooling transitions for students with learning disabilities. Student-focused planning and family involvement are two integral components of transition planning that do not always receive the emphasis that they deserve. The educational transitions of one student are examined…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Student Adjustment, Learning Disabilities, Mothers
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Wildenger, Leah K.; McIntyre, Laura Lee – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2011
The transition from preschool to formal schooling constitutes an important developmental milestone for children and their families. Very few empirical studies investigating the kindergarten transition for typically developing children have been published, and fewer have examined transition experiences from the perspective of caregivers. The aims…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Parent Participation, Caregivers, Parent School Relationship
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Garay, Suzette V. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2003
A study of 69 students with deafness found the following factors facilitated transition from education to adult life and employment: student participation in Individualized Education Program meetings; family involvement in the transition process; transition planning in middle school; and cultural sensitivity in transition planning. Transition…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Deafness, Education Work Relationship, Employment
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Morningstar, Mary E.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1996
This qualitative study used focus groups to explore student perspectives on family involvement in the transition from school to adult life. Four focus groups, including students with learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, and mild mental retardation, demonstrated the importance to students of family input and support.…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Emotional Disturbances