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Preparing Students for the Next Level: Using 3:1 Supports to Eliminate the Transition Gap
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Winders, Ryan – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The current high school schedule is more of an advanced version of middle school than it is a preparation for college/university life. The general structure of the high school day is introduced by the time a student reaches sixth (6th) grade. The continued pattern of dipping back into previous levels of school leaves high school students with…
Descriptors: High School Students, College School Cooperation, Transitional Programs, Time Management
"Eye Opening and Chaotic": Resilience and Self-Determination of Secondary Students with Disabilities amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Toste, Jessica R.; Raley, Sheida K.; Gross Toews, Samantha; Shogren, Karrie A.; Coelho, Gabriela – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2021
Students with disabilities experience pronounced inequities in the education system, which have been compounded by risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study sought to understand the experiences of students with disabilities and the strengths that facilitated their wellbeing during this period of adversity. In summer 2020,…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Individual Power, Personal Autonomy, Self Advocacy
Peer Support Arrangements to Promote Positive Postschool Outcomes
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Scheef, Andrew R.; Hollingshead, Aleksandra; Voss, Cory S. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2019
The use of peer support arrangements can be an effective strategy to improve educational services for students with disabilities, including those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). When developing peer support arrangements, secondary teachers should consider aligning these services with evidence-based predictors of positive postschool outcomes…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Peer Relationship, Disabilities, Autism
Are We Practicing What We Are Preaching? An Evaluation of Self-Determination Instructional Components in IEPs at a Midwestern High School
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Lopez, Nancy; Stoner, Julia B. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2017
Promoting self-determination in students with disabilities is recognized as an integral component of education today. For most students with disabilities, self-determination should be addressed through instruction and in the Individualized Education Program (IEP). Yet, IEPs are rarely evaluated to determine if goals targeting self-determination…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Individualized Education Programs, High School Students, Disabilities
Beating the Odds: Applying the Positive Deviance Framework to Address the Academic Underachievement of Foster Youth
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Diaz, Daniel J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study utilized the theory of positive deviance to explore the challenges and success factors for foster youth who have attained a postsecondary education. To accomplish this, twelve interviews were conducted. Six interviews were conducted with college-going foster youth and six adults who served as mentors for the foster youth participants…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Youth, Postsecondary Education, Interviews
Creating Opportunities for All: A Qualitative Study of the Reintegration of Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders to the Mainstream Environment
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Rinkel, Michaela – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Reintegrating students with emotional and behavioral disorders from alternative school settings to the mainstream school environment presents significant challenges. Students are frequently unsuccessful when they return to home districts. Most researchers address the problem in a variable-centric manner, and explore specific student, teacher,…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Student Records, Research Needs, Suburban Schools