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Direct linkTrainor, Audrey A.; Carter, Erik W.; Swedeen, Beth; Pickett, Kelly – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2012
Although early work experiences can impart a number of benefits to adolescents with disabilities, few students have meaningful access to these opportunities. The authors examined "community conversations" to build capacity and interest in expanding employment opportunities. Events were held in seven different communities and used the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Adolescents, Employment Opportunities, Social Capital
Carter, Erik W.; Swedeen, Beth; Walter, Martha J.; Moss, Colleen K.; Hsin, Ching-Ting – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2011
Increasingly, researchers have linked greater self-determination capacities to improved postsecondary outcomes for youth with disabilities. Although leadership is one component of self-determination, little is known about how youth and young adults with disabilities define, develop, and demonstrate leadership. In this qualitative interview study,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Young Adults, Youth Leaders, Leadership
Carter, Erik W.; Owens, Laura; Swedeen, Beth; Trainor, Audrey A.; Thompson, Christine; Ditchman, Nicole; Cole, Odessa – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
Although preparing youth with significant disabilities for future careers is a central focus of transition education, the task can be overwhelming for high school teachers and staff to tackle alone. Educators describe a number of common barriers to promoting youth employment, including the perceived inexperience of the student, the unwillingness…
Descriptors: Youth Employment, Speech Communication, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Carter, Erik W.; Swedeen, Beth; Trainor, Audrey A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
Summer provides valuable but often untapped opportunities for youth to explore or deepen their interests, preferences, and strengths; accrue valuable work-related skills and experiences; and establish connections to their communities. At the same time, it is clear that summer opportunities do not happen automatically for many youth with…
Descriptors: Employment, Work Experience Programs, Disabilities, Youth
Carter, Erik W.; Trainor, Audrey A.; Cakiroglu, Orhan; Swedeen, Beth; Owens, Laura A. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2010
Equipping youth with and without disabilities for the world of work has been the focus of ongoing legislative and policy initiatives. The authors examined the extent to which career development and vocational activities were available to and accessed by youth with severe disabilities or emotional and behavioral disorders attending 34 urban,…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, School Counselors, Educational Opportunities, Career Development
Carter, Erik W.; Lane, Kathleen L.; Pierson, Melinda R.; Stang, Kristin K. – Exceptional Children, 2008
Recent developments in policy and practice have emphasized the importance of promoting self-determination and supporting access to the general curriculum for youth with disabilities. To understand how these trends align, we examined the efforts of 340 general and special educators to promote student self-determination in high school classrooms.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Educational Opportunities, Self Determination
