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Brown, Bettina Lankard – 1998
The School-to-Work Opportunities Act, which was designed to improve student learning, in-school retention, and transition to the workplace, requires the restructuring of secondary education and the extensive involvement of business in preparing youth for the workplace. School-to-work initiatives reflect the conditions of the settings and contexts…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices
Lokerson, Jean – 1992
This digest presents summary information on the characteristics and needs of children with learning disabilities (LD). The federal definition of learning disabilities is given and the existences of differences at the state level noted. Next viewpoints on various issues are briefly considered including the special educational needs of students with…
Descriptors: Definitions, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship, Educational Methods
Jolivette, Kristine; Stichter, Janine Peck; Nelson, C. Michael; Scott, Terrance M.; Liaupsin, Carl J. – 2000
This digest describes the post-school outcomes of students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) in education, employment, and social relationships. It also presents several school-based strategies to improve the post-school outcomes for students with EBD, including: (1) social skills training that involves both direct instruction and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Behavior Disorders, Education Work Relationship, Educational Strategies
Stowitschek, Joseph J.; Salzberg, Charles L. – 1987
The book is intended for use by school- and nonschool-based professionals in teaching social skills and social competence to handicapped persons in order to promote employment success. It provides guidelines, procedures, and instrumentation for: (1) assessing client status on socially validated social skills required in both school- and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Imel, Susan – 1995
School-to-work transition (SWT) programs are comprehensive programs to prepare young people for high-skill, high-wage careers and teach them the basic skills needed to pursue postsecondary education/lifelong learning. Interest in SWT programs has been stimulated by several factors, including declining U.S. competitiveness in the global market, the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Objectives
deFur, Sharon – 2000
This digest describes the process of designing quality individualized education program (IEP) transition plans for secondary students with disabilities as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as amended in 1997. It stresses the importance of taking an early, long-range approach, preferably beginning at age 14 or…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Decision Making, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Bullis, Michael; Gaylord-Ross, Robert – 1991
This booklet reviews the literature on transitional services for youth with behavior disorders, provides examples of successful programs and activities, and identifies key elements of successful programs. Specific sections of the monograph address the following areas: long-term life adjustment; transition studies; vocational assessment; social…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship
Sitlington, Patricia L. – 1986
Vocational education is an important component of the bridge leading from school to employment for special needs youth. Studies indicate that special needs youth are not being adequately prepared for work. Unemployment and underemployment of special needs youth seem to stem from three causes: lack of interpersonal skills, lack of job-related…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential
Warger, Cynthia; Burnette, Jane – 2000
This digest discusses comprehensive training planning for students with disabilities and ways educators can facilitate the involvement of students with disabilities in helping to formulate the Individualized Transition Plan component of the Individualized Education Program (IEP). Strategies for encouraging student participation include: (1) begin…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Transition Plans
Jordan, June B.; Erickson, Donald K. – 1987
There are many unresolved issues in the education of exceptional children and youth. This report addresses four topics of current interest and concern: (1) Gifted education -- the gifted and talented are currently underserved and underachieving, in part because federal support is not available. Problem areas in this context include: defining the…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Early Childhood Education, Education Work Relationship
Naylor, Michele – 1985
Vocational education, special education, and vocational rehabilitation are the three primary providers of school-to-work transition services to handicapped youth. Each of these three sectors has a vital role to play in the following aspects of transition services: identification, assessment, individualized program planning, program implementation…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Delivery Systems
Knoblauch, Bernadette; McLane, Kathleen – 1999
This digest summarizes changes in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the reauthorization and amendments of 1997, Public Law 105-17. These changes include: participation of students with disabilities in state and district-wide assessment programs, development and review of the individualized education program (IEP), enhanced…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Conflict Resolution, Disabilities, Discipline
Orkwis, Raymond; DeCarme, Judi; Glover, Jeanne – 2000
This 5-volume directory describes more than 1,200 discretionary grants and contracts supported by the Research to Practice Division of the Office of Special Education Programs. The projects are grouped into sections representing the seven program areas of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments (1997), Part D. This volume, the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Education Work Relationship, Educational Practices
Orkwis, Raymond; DeCarme, Judi; Glover, Jeanne – 2000
This 5-volume directory describes more than 1,000 discretionary grants and contracts supported by the Research to Practice Division of the Office of Special Education Programs. The projects are grouped into sections representing the seven program areas of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments (1997), Part D. This…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Early Intervention, Education Work Relationship
Orkwis, Ray; DeCarme, Judi; Glover, Jeanne – 2001
This book is a directory that describes about 1,100 discretionary grants and contracts supported by the Research to Practice Division of the Office of Special Education Programs. The projects are grouped into sections representing the seven program areas of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments (1997), Part D. This…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
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