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Gelbar, Nicholas W.; Volk, Daniel T.; Bruder, Mary Beth – Contemporary School Psychology, 2021
Secondary transition has traditionally been the domain of special education, but recent research has explored potential avenues for school psychologists to become involved in secondary transition. The purpose of this study was to explore school psychologists' knowledge of and involvement in secondary transition. Using a survey methodology, 3.5% of…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Counselor Role, Counselor Training, Professional Development
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Crane, Laura; Davies, Jade; Fritz, Anne; O'Brien, Sarah; Worsley, Alison; Ashworth, Maria; Remington, Anna – British Journal of Special Education, 2021
Education professionals (n = 41) in special schools were interviewed about supporting their autistic pupils transitioning to adulthood following the introduction of the Children and Families Act 2014. Our participants explained how they lacked the time to fully implement knowledge gained from training, leading to growing reliance on experiential…
Descriptors: Autism, Special Schools, Students with Disabilities, School Personnel
Allison, R.; Hyatt, J.; Owens, L.; Clark, K. A.; Test, D. W. – National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, 2019
The National Technical Assistance Center on Transition's (NTACT) Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) Toolkit was developed in accordance with the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act), as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as a…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Employment, Transitional Programs, Education Work Relationship
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Gilson, Carly B.; Thompson, Christopher G.; Ingles, Kristina E.; Stein, Kaitlyn E.; Wang, Naike; Nygaard, Malena A. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2021
There is a growing urgency to equip transition-age students with intellectual and developmental disabilities for competitive, integrated employment. Prior research demonstrates the positive effects of job coaching, yet no known training exists for educators to learn how to provide appropriate employment-related supports to promote student…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Job Training, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
Raeke, Tina; Paiewonsky, Maria; Sajadi, Shahrzad – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2020
Since 2011, Bridgewater State University (BSU) has received funds through the Massachusetts Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative (MAICEI) to support students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to attend college. This BSU-MAICEI partnership, named EXCEL (Extraordinary Expectations for Career, Education and Life), offers up…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Access to Education, Inclusion, Intellectual Disability
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Victoria Wang; Melanie Leung-Gagné; Hanna Melnick; Marjorie E. Wechsler – Learning Policy Institute, 2024
In 2021, California committed to providing universal prekindergarten (UPK) for all 4-year-olds and expanding access for income-eligible 3-year-olds by 2025-2026. California UPK includes several early learning programs, including transitional kindergarten (TK), the California State Preschool Program (CSPP), Head Start, and locally funded early…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Access to Education, Early Intervention, Educational Finance
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Horn, Annemarie L. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2021
Special education teachers in rural settings face unique challenges related to providing transition services to secondary students with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (IDD). Geographically isolated school districts tend to have limited collaborative partnership opportunities and access to quality professional development to…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Rural Schools, Barriers, Program Implementation