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O'Neill, John; And Others – 1990
This handbook supplement, for adult service providers, is part of a packet intended to aid educators, families, and adult service providers to facilitate the transition from school to adult life in the community for students with both cognitive disabilities and visual or dual sensory impairments. Emphasis is on preparation of students for adult…
Descriptors: Adults, Agencies, Agency Cooperation, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities)
Hough, David – 1989
The junior high school, typically grades 7-8 or 7-9, offers a program that is "not-quite-yet-but-trying-to-be" a high school. The organization of the middle school (commonly the grades 6-8), however, is based on a philosophy of education that was specifically designed to meet the special needs of a preadolescent learner; middle schools incorporate…
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Classes (Groups of Students), Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Development
Indiana State Univ., Terre Haute. Blumberg Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Special Education. – 1989
A survey was sent to 1,153 Indiana special education teachers, special education directors, principals, and parents, and 447 usable responses were received. The purpose of the survey was to describe and assess current service delivery systems within Indiana for children with severe handicaps. Part One of the survey gathered data on: the types of…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems, Educational Practices
Valdes, Kathryn A.; And Others – 1990
This volume of the National Longitudinal Transition Study of Special Education Students (NLTS) offers statistical data relating to 475 students (ages 13-21) with health impairments, defined to include youth having limited strength, vitality, or alertness due to chronic or acute health problems that adversely affect education performance (includes…
Descriptors: Autism, Chronic Illness, Education Work Relationship, Educational Practices
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. Div. of Adult and Vocational Education. – 1986
This document is designed to provide practical suggestions to help Alaska's teachers and administrators plan, initiate, operate, and evaluate cooperative vocational education (co-op) and on-the-job training (OJT) at the secondary level. Section 1 states the purposes of co-op and OJT programs and what such programs provide. Section 2 gives a…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs
Gordon, Elizabeth; And Others – 1986
This report focuses on the transition situation of mentally retarded (MR) youth in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The county is served by two Intermediate Units: IU2 (1170 MR students) serves the Pittsburgh School System and emphasizes mainstreaming, with the mildly handicapped attending neighborhood schools and severely handicapped attending a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, County School Districts, Education Work Relationship, Mainstreaming
Charner, Ivan; Fraser, Bryna Shore – 1986
More than 2 million adults participate in programs provided by elementary and secondary schools, almost 8.5 million adults receive training from postsecondary schools, nearly 4.5 million participate in private employer-provided programs, and government agencies account for almost 4.5 million adult participants. Demographic data suggest that young,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Career Change, Demography
Suhr, Jeanne – 1980
The summer "bridge" part of the Special Transitional Enrichment Program (STEP) at the University of California (UC), Davis, was evaluated with attention to first-year academic performance and retention. STEP, part of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), is an orientation and academic program to help low-income and minority students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Aptitude Tests, College Freshmen
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
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1981
Project TRABAJO (an academic and job program) and the Individualized Bilingual Education for Children with Retarded Mental Development(a Chapter 720 Program) are two programs which provide supplementary and instructional support for 150 mildly and moderately mentally retarded New York City school students with limited English proficiency. The…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Baenen, Nancy R.; Hopkins, Patricia – 1989
Two alternatives to retention in grade for secondary school students were evaluated in Austin (Texas). Both were designed to allow students who are potential retainees (PRs) to receive remediation in one semester. The Transitional Academic Program (TAP) allows PRs to enroll in ninth-grade courses while repeating eighth-grade courses they had…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition
Rusch, Frank R.; DeStefano, Lizanne – 1988
The Secondary Transition Intervention Effectiveness Institute studies issues related to secondary education and transitional services for individuals with special needs. This third annual report offers an overview of secondary transitional services in the United States by Jane Dowling. Papers describing preliminary findings of the Institute's…
Descriptors: Databases, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Jackson, Jeanne – 1988
This report describes and analyzes the transition process used at Savanna High School, Anaheim, California, and documents the unique contribution of the school's Independent Living Skills Transition Center. The report's seven sections focus on: (1) transition definitions and the need for a shared definition among agency personnel; (2) team…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Cooperative Planning, Coordination
Simpson, Frank; And Others – 1985
Intended for state team members developing state-wide collaborative agreements between education and rehabilitation agencies to aid in the transition of blind and visually handicapped students (ages 16-25) from school into the work force, the manual arose out of the February, 1985, Institute. The first chapter provides perspectives on transition…
Descriptors: Blindness, Career Guidance, Cooperative Planning, Education Work Relationship
Phelps, L. Allen; And Others – News Digest, 1987
This guide assists in planning and monitoring the vocational education programs of students with mild disabilities. The pamphlet emphasizes the importance of vocational education for disabled students and reviews the three stages of career development: career awareness/orientation, career exploration, and career preparation. A section on adapting…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Career Planning, Curriculum