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Charles B. Walters; Rebecca Smith-Hill; Anthony J. Plotner; Alie Springgate – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2025
The problems associated with undue and overbroad guardianship for people with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) have received increasing attention in recent years. In simple terms, guardianship threatens one's ability to exercise self-determination and make important decisions that reflect their own unique values, preferences, and…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Barriers
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Lynn A. Newman; Audrey A. Trainor; Lindsay Romano – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2024
This study examined the relationship between demographic, disability-related, and transition planning experiences and accessing disability-specific and universally available supports at 2- and 4-year colleges by postsecondary students identified in secondary school as English learners with disabilities. Findings were based on secondary analysis of…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Students with Disabilities, English Language Learners, College Students
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Weiss, Margaret P.; Faggella-Luby, Michael – Advances in Special Education, 2019
Although improving, students with learning disabilities (LD) still do not experience positive postsecondary outcomes at the same rate as their nondisabled peers. Research indicates that inclusion in the general education classroom for core content courses correlates to better outcomes; however, the large amount of content to be covered in these…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Self Determination, College Readiness
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Dipeolu, Abiola; Hargrave, Stephanie; Leierer, Stephen J.; Tineo, Yajaira A. Cabrera; Longoria, Ashley; Escalante, Madelyn – Journal of Career Development, 2022
The present study sought to underline the need for expanded transitioning college programming to the 2nd year by examining dysfunctional career thoughts among college students with learning disabilities (LDs). Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to examine the mean differences between 93 college sophomores and seniors with LD on…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Instructional Program Divisions, College Seniors, Transitional Programs
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Nelson, Akilah Swinton; Buckley, Jacquelyn – National Center for Special Education Research, 2021
In December 2021, the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) virtually convened a group of experts to discuss priorities for research and data collection on students with disabilities in postsecondary education. Invited experts represented advocates, educators, researchers, and disability service professionals. The discussion…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Students with Disabilities, College Students, Student Experience
Zoblotsky, Todd; Gallagher, Brenda; O'Daniel, Roland – Grantee Submission, 2020
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Get the Picture?! in improving the overall college/career readiness of 900 students with disabilities in each of the nine participating treatment high schools in nine rural, high poverty Kentucky school districts after four years of implementation. This quasi-experimental study…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Students with Disabilities
Navarro, Jorge E. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences of students with Level I Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who were involved with transition planning which resulted in ongoing services after high school. This study sought to understand student and parental perspectives of the value and impact of the facets of transition planning.…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Transitional Programs, Planning
McConnell, Amber; Sanford, Christopher; Martin, James; Cameto, Renee; Hodge, Lori – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2021
An in-depth literature review was conducted to identify the skills, behaviors, expectations, and experiences (SBEEs) associated with employment, further education, and independent living for students with significant cognitive disabilities following high school. Analysis of 53 quantitative and qualitative studies identified 103 specific SBEEs…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Transitional Programs, Individualized Education Programs, Equal Education
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LaRon A. Scott; Bruno, Lauren – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2018
This theoretical paper comprised the development of a conceptual framework for blending academic and transition content to help members of the special education field meet both the academic and transition needs of students with disabilities, including students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The current conceptual framework…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Guidelines, Special Education, Disabilities
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Gothberg, June E.; Greene, Gary; Kohler, Paula D. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2019
Post-school outcomes are poor for youth with disabilities, in general, but even more discouraging for certain subpopulations of individuals with disabilities, particularly those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) backgrounds. The authors discuss structural inequalities in public schools which potentially contribute to the poorer…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Best Practices, Transitional Programs, Planning
Schechter, Julia Silverman – Phi Delta Kappan, 2018
Students with disabilities, especially those with non-apparent conditions, are entering universities in growing numbers. Yet more and more students are going off to college unprepared to manage their disabilities, in part because their high schools are overburdened, understaffed, and uninformed to identify and support them. A recent survey of…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Undergraduate Students, Special Education, High School Students
Maas, Amy Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Special education teachers are mandated to implement supports and services for students with an intellectual disability so that they can successfully transition into the adult world. However, special education teachers often have difficulty focusing on teaching the necessary transition skills for success due to balancing other curricular demands.…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Quality of Life, Special Education Teachers
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Knievel, Michael S. – College and University, 2016
Even though a first-year writing course remains a near-standard component of the college experience, its "content" and the "path" students take to enroll in it are not so standard. Two recent changes at a public, land-grant institution with a selective admission policy and an undergraduate population of approximately 10,000…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, College Readiness, Transitional Programs, Technological Literacy
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Clouse, Diane E.; Bauer, Anne M. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2016
Self-advocacy, self-management, self-regulation, and self-knowledge are complex terms, often considered forms of self-determination. Whatever term you may use, helping young adults with intellectual disability (ID) make authentic decisions about their own goals and behaviors often results in passive agreement. Even though advancing…
Descriptors: Self Advocacy, Self Control, Self Determination, Young Adults
Hively, Jocelyn D. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Students with disabilities have diverse needs that can be difficult for schools to meet. One promising approach that addresses this issue is Linked Learning, a high school reform initiative aimed at simultaneously preparing all students for college and career (ConnectEd, n.d.). Although research has shown that participation in Linked Learning is…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Change, Change Strategies, College Readiness
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