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Miller-Warren, Vickie – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2016
Research shows that transition planning for students with disabilities is an ongoing process that requires the collaboration of students, families, and teachers to ensure a successful adult life for students after graduation (Clark, 1996; Clark & Unruh, 2010; Gil, 2007; Kellems & Morningstar, 2010). This study examined the insights of the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Parent Attitudes, College Preparation
Seidel, Sam – Jobs for the Future, 2012
LifeLink is an innovative college bridge and retention program, developed and run by Good Shepherd Services, a nonprofit community agency providing youth development, education, and family services. Good Shepherd Services partners with the New York City Department of Education to help students who have struggled in school, or who have dropped out…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Postsecondary Education, Partnerships in Education, Transitional Programs
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Pampaka, Maria; Williams, Julian; Hutcheson, Graeme – British Educational Research Journal, 2012
Previously we showed how we measured pedagogy and revealed its association with learning outcomes of sixth-form college mathematics students. In this project we followed a similar approach to the study of university transition. We particularly sought to identify the students' perceptions of the transitional experience, and measure the association…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes, College Mathematics, Transitional Programs
Russell, Alene Bycer – 1998
This report presents findings of a nationwide study of student transitions from secondary to postsecondary education that is based on a survey of state higher education agencies and site visits to six states. The report finds a growing role for state higher education agencies in setting minimum college admissions requirements, coexistence of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Admission, College Bound Students, College Preparation
Muro, Andres; Mendoza, Inez – 1995
The federally-funded Success Through Transitional English Program (STEP) at EL Paso Community College (Texas) is described and evaluated. The program is designed to provide limited-English-speaking adult basic education graduates with the English skills to succeed in vocational, college credit, and non-credit courses at the college. Evolution of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Education, Career Development, Community Colleges
King, A. J. C.; Warren, W. K. – Colleges Ontario, 2006
This research report represents the first phase of a multi-year collaborative research initiative of the Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology of Ontario. The initiative is designed to develop a cohesive picture of the pathways from secondary school to college. The major purpose of this phase of the research was to identify…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Applicants, Student Attitudes, Secondary School Students