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Harvey, Michael W.; Rowe, Dawn A.; Test, David W.; Imperatore, Catherine; Lombardi, Allison; Conrad, Michelle; Szymanski, Amy; Barnett, Kristy – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2020
This article describes the Division of Career Development and Transition's (DCDT) position regarding Career Technical Education (CTE) and provides recommendations regarding more intense collaboration to improve access to and persistence in CTE for students with disabilities. Professional groups, such as the DCDT and the Association for Career and…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Vocational Education, Career Development, Secondary Education
Council for Exceptional Children, 2022
This supplementary document supports the Council for Exceptional Children's (CEC) Secondary Transition Position Statement by providing definitions of terms for students and youth with disabilities, as well as definitions related to: (1) Career Development; (2) Employment; (3) Collaborative Systems; (4) Student Skills; and (5) Policy. [For…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Students with Disabilities, Definitions, Federal Legislation
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Brady, Kevin P.; Kucharczyk, Suzanne; Whitby, Peggy Schaefer; Terrell, Elaine; Merry, Krystle E. – Journal for Leadership and Instruction, 2021
This paper presents a review of legislation and court cases that have resulted in the present guidelines and criteria for transition services for students with special education needs. These include effective transition to post-secondary learning, career, and/or independent living. Transition planning is viewed from the lens of the Shapiro and…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Guidelines
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Chun, Jina; Connor, Annemarie; Kosciulek, John F.; Landon, Trenton; Park, Jinhee – Global Education Review, 2016
Youth with disabilities face difficulties resulting from attitudinal, environmental, and organizational barriers not only in initially accessing and entering school (World Health Organization [WHO], 2011), but also as they transition from school age youth to working adults. With a focus on facilitating a better understanding of the issues,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career Development, Youth, Disabilities
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Mazzotti, Valerie L.; Rowe, Dawn A.; Sinclair, James; Poppen, Marcus; Woods, William E.; Shearer, Mackenzie L. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2016
The purpose of this systematic review was to (a) systematically review the literature to identify National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 secondary analyses articles published since 2009 that met the quality indicators for correlational research, (b) further extend the findings of Test et al. by identifying additional evidence to support the…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Success, Literature Reviews, Longitudinal Studies
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Test, David W.; Bartholomew, Audrey; Bethune, Lauren – NASSP Bulletin, 2015
In response to legislative mandates that schools use evidence-based instructional practices, the National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center has identified evidence-based practices and predictors in the area of secondary transition for high school students with disabilities. This article provides an overview of practices and…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Disabilities, Teaching Methods, High School Students
Clark, Wayne – Adults Learning, 2011
The role of universities in contributing to lifelong learning is likely to undergo significant change in the next few years as the higher education sector grapples with the government's overhaul of university funding. Opportunities for progression to university for those studying outside of A-levels are particularly uncertain in the emerging…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, Vocational Education, Career Development
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Kraus, Amanda – New Directions for Student Services, 2012
Helping students prepare for the complex transition to life after graduation is an important responsibility shared by those in student affairs and others in higher education. This chapter explores theories and models that can inform student affairs practitioners and faculty in preparing students for life after college. The focus is on roles,…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Workers, Career Development, Educational Theories, Models
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2014
Accountability and dissemination of its work are important elements of Cedefop's policy to provide assurance to stakeholders for resources used and results achieved. For a centre of expertise and policy advice like Cedefop, the impact of which is hard to gauge for the common European citizen, legitimacy of public expenditure is important, and is…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Research
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Trainor, Audrey A.; Smith, Shane Anthony; Kim, Sunyoung – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2012
In addition to typical career development and vocational programs in general education, providing school-based programs that are directly linked to employment and career development for youth with learning and emotional and behavioral disabilities is a legally mandated service in special education. Several broad research-based strategies are…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Behavior Disorders, Social Capital, Career Exploration
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Stipanovic, Natalie; Stringfield, Sam – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2013
This qualitative study explores career counseling and guidance services as provided to students engaged in career and technical education programs at three sites in the United States. The sites, consisting of high schools and community colleges, were part of the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education's 5-year studies of…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Inquiry, Career Exploration, Vocational Education
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Aynsley, Sarah; Crossouard, Barbara – Journal of Education and Work, 2010
This paper is based on a small-scale mixed-method research project, which was located in south-east England and was funded by the British Academy. The project, investigated the factors that affected young people's decisions not to progress to higher education (HE) after following a Level 3 vocational pathway in upper secondary education. Set…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Higher Education, Transitional Programs
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Test, David W.; Fowler, Catherine H.; Richter, Sharon M.; White, James; Mazzotti, Valerie; Walker, Allison R.; Kohler, Paula; Kortering, Larry – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2009
A literature review was conducted to identify evidence-based practices in secondary transition using quality indicator checklists for experimental research. Practices were categorized by the Taxonomy for Transition Programming. Overall, 32 secondary transition evidence-based practices were identified. Two practices had a strong level of evidence,…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Student Development, Literature Reviews, Check Lists
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Winn, Stephen; Hay, Ian – Disability & Society, 2009
Australian research has demonstrated that students with a disability are more likely to remain out of the full-time workforce. These research findings have been the catalyst for a call for a comprehensive career development and transition planning approach for all students with disabilities in schools as well as for employers to rethink the role…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Cost Effectiveness, Secondary School Students, Career Development
Wehmeyer, Michael L., Ed.; Webb, Kristine W., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Transition from secondary education to adulthood represents a period during which adolescents with disabilities face multiple responsibilities and changing roles that include establishing independence, attending postsecondary education or training, developing social networks, choosing a career, participating in their communities, and managing…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Learning Disabilities, Secondary School Students, Guides
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