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Effects of the Self-Directed Individualized Education Program on Self-Determination and Transition of Adolescents with Disabilities
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Seong, Youjin; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B.; Little, Todd D. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2015
The 1990 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) reauthorization introduced transition mandates that included a "student involvement in transition planning" requirement, creating an emphasis on promoting such involvement so as to enhance the self-determination of students with disabilities and positive transition-related…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Adolescents, Self Determination, Transitional Programs
Evaluating the Transition Component in IEPs of Secondary Students with Disabilities.
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Shearin, Alma; Roessler, Richard; Schriner, Kay – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1999
The mandated transition content of Individualized Educational Programs for 68 Arkansas high school students with disabilities was rated using a checklist of outcomes and life skills. Many plans were unclear regarding residential, postsecondary education, and employment goals, and important skill areas were overlooked. The checklist is presented…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Check Lists, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities
Implementing IDEA: IEP Meetings in Demonstration and Nondemonstration Sites in a Rural Systems Change State.
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Schriner, Kay Fletcher; And Others – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1995
Preliminary data comparing individualized education program (IEP) development in three demonstration and three nondemonstration sites show that demonstration sites had significantly more individuals attending IEP meetings, more service options on the IEP, and more best-practice elements included in the IEP. Suggests that the demonstration site…
Descriptors: Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities