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Norwegian Teachers' Efforts in Preparing Students with Mild Intellectual Disability for Working Life
Direct linkSigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten; Garrels, Veerle – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2023
People with intellectual disability are only marginally represented in the labour market, and research has identified several school-related barriers to their labour market participation. This study uses a qualitative method triangulation with eight teacher interviews and nine individualised educational plans (IEPs) to explore how teachers prepare…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mild Intellectual Disability, Teacher Role, Job Skills
Melina Renee Cavazos – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Postsecondary transition planning is a legally-mandated service provided to special education students within the United States. Previous research has identified this process as one of many factors that can contribute to a successful postsecondary transition in various life areas for these individuals. An interdisciplinary transition team, formed…
Descriptors: Specialists, School Psychologists, School Psychology, Transitional Programs
Download full textFrazier, Kimberly F.; Perryman, Kristi L.; Kucharczyk, Suzanne – Journal of School-Based Counseling Policy and Evaluation, 2020
Students who have significant disabilities have the same aspirations as their non-disabled peers: living productive, enriched, and self-determined lives. Adolescent-to-adulthood transition services have the potential to help position students with disabilities to obtain the best possible outcomes, thereby helping them lead full and included adult…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Partnerships in Education
Rowe, Dawn A.; Mazzotti, Valerie L.; Hirano, Kara; Alverson, Charlotte Y. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2015
As a result of the demanding 21st-century workforce, local education agencies are beginning to refocus and retool to ensure students with disabilities have the knowledge and skills to be productive adults and attain positive postschool outcomes. The skills 21st-century transition assessments address are relevant to teachers and students given the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Skill Development, Readiness
Grimes, Michael K. – 1988
The panel presentation traces the development of and describes the operation of a Brentwood (California) project to prepare approximately 75 severely disabled individuals, ages 12-22, to function in the least restrictive recreation/leisure, vocational, and general community environments. Transition Steering Committee developed such project…
Descriptors: Building Design, Community Involvement, Demography, Education Work Relationship
Kilburn, Joan, Ed.; Critchlow, Janice, Ed. – 1998
This guide to planning for transition from school to work for middle school or high school students with disabilities in California is intended to assist parents, teachers, and other service providers in coordinating person-centered transition planning and services. The first section examines requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy
Bernacchio, Charles; Fortinsky, Richard – 1988
Using a collaborative approach in three York County (Maine) school districts, representatives from special education and vocational rehabilitation implemented a model program of transition services for specific learning-disabled (SLD) individuals, aged 16 to 22 years old. The experimental group consisted of 32 SLD individuals and the control group…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship, Educational Planning, Employment Potential
Martin, Christopher; Boon, Richard T.; Love, Cordy – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2007
Successful transition planning for students with disabilities from school into adulthood seems to be a complex and difficult process. The 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) promote the development of successful transition planning; however, research has shown that special educators are not likely to engage in…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Disabilities, High School Students, Job Skills
Peer reviewedSpencer-Dobson, Candice A.; Schultz, Jerelyn B. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1987
The study determined the extent to which multidisciplinary teams that include vocational educators are utilized to provide services for mentally handicapped and learning disabled students. Questionnaires were completed by 222 principals or special education directors. Results indicate that vocational educators have limited involvement in the…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation
Berg, David; And Others – 1985
Transitional planning is incorporated into the multidisciplinary Individualized Education Program process for mildly handicapped tenth graders. A specific transition/termination plan was developed based on a vocational evaluation. Updating the transition plan is addressed in the student's final year, with referrals initiated to appropriate…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Education Work Relationship, High Schools, Individualized Education Programs
Kleinert, Harold L.; And Others – 1990
This document presents a "Quality Program Indicators Checklist" developed with the goal of program improvement in classrooms for students in Kentucky with moderate and severe handicaps. The checklist evaluates program effectiveness in six component areas: (1) integration (interaction opportunities and teacher behaviors supportive of…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Curriculum, Disabilities, Educational Practices
Pierangelo, Roger – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2004
Written for educators who work with special children and teens, this second edition of a best-selling classic offers a practical guide to every facet of the special education teacher's job, from teaching in a self-contained classroom or resource room to serving on a multidisciplinary team. This easy-to-follow format, takes you step by step through…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Self Contained Classrooms
Prickette, Karen – 1995
This resource and planning guide is designed to help Wisconsin school districts, community agency personnel, and education practitioners implement the designated vocational instruction (DVI) approach and thereby accelerate and enhance the ability of disabled students to meet specific instructional competencies and educational outcomes. The…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education, Cooperative Planning
