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Shaw, Stan F., Ed.; Madaus, Joseph W., Ed.; Dukes, Lyman L., III, Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2010
For students with mild to moderate, non-visible disabilities, navigating a college education without the support team they had in high school can be challenging. Help students become effective self-advocates and maximize their postsecondary possibilities with this cutting-edge book, which balances current research with the most practical guidance…
Descriptors: Disabilities, College Admission, College Preparation, Check Lists
Thoma, Colleen A.; Wehman, Paul – Brookes Publishing Company, 2010
Student-directed IEPs are quickly gaining momentum in schools across the country--the proven benefits include higher academic achievement, enhanced student motivation, and increased communication and self-advocacy skills for students with disabilities. Now for the first time, there's a book that gives elementary and high school educators in-depth…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement
Gil, Lynn A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2007
When students leave high school equipped with self-advocacy and self-determination skills, they will be more likely to disclose their disability and ultimately gain access to the services they need to support their learning needs in the educational environment. Yet, many students with disabilities do not enter college equipped with the tools they…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Disabilities, College Students, College Bound Students
PEPNet 2, 2012
Beginning your college education means you'll be exploring a new place, making new friends, learning new things and setting your own priorities. You are going to face a lot of big changes in a short time. That's exciting--and challenging. The more prepared you are for college when you get there, the more ready you'll be to address these new…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Success
Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA, 2008
All students can benefit from well-designed transition planning for college. With specific reference to those students identified for special education, middle and high schools have a responsibility under IDEA to focus on a range of transition interventions. Family stakeholders in a community need to work together to ensure the middle school and…
Descriptors: Self Advocacy, Individualized Transition Plans, Special Education, High School Students
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
Adreon, Diane; Durocher, Jennifer Stella – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2007
Increased attention has been given recently to the needs of students with learning and developmental disabilities who are transitioning from high school to college. This is especially important for students with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (ASD), who are likely to experience significant and unique challenges in adjusting to…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Self Advocacy, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
Demerath, Peter; Lynch, Jill; Davidson, Mario – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2008
In this article, we describe the identities of U.S. suburban high school students as they attempt to ensure their "market relevance" in a neoliberal era. The data are drawn from a four-year ethnographic study of the construction of educational advantage conducted by a diverse five-person research team. These identities were characterized by strong…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Racial Differences, Self Advocacy, Equal Education
Eckes, Suzanne E. – American Secondary Education, 2005
The rise in numbers of students with disabilities entering higher education necessitates stronger transition programs between high schools and postsecondary institutions. Under current transition plans, many students with disabilities leave high school without the self-advocacy skills they need to survive in college. Further, although some…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, High School Students, Self Advocacy, Disabilities
Amerman, Tracy; Carr-Jones, Janmarie – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2006
As a statewide initiative, New Jersey has been hosting teen leadership conferences for students with disabilities. The focus of the conferences is to address skills necessary to be successful in school and for transition to life after high school. The conferences are held throughout New Jersey at universities and colleges. Students with…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Conferences (Gatherings), Transitional Programs, Developmental Studies Programs
Whitney, Jean C. – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2006
This article describes a process called "Photovoice," originally developed by Carolyn Wang and Mary Ann Burris (1997) in the field of public health, and illustrates how thirteen students with disabilities in three high schools used cameras and text to show and tell how they engage or fail to engage in their education. This article indicates a…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Public Health, Disabilities, Sexuality
Kallio, Ann; Owens, Laura – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2004
This article presents a handbook for students, school counselors, teachers, and parents. This handbook is designed as a guide to help students with disabilities take another step in preparing for "life after high school." It includes information to help students understand their strengths and identify the support and resources they need…
Descriptors: Individualized Transition Plans, Guides, High School Students, College Bound Students
McLaughlin, Margaret J.; Hoffman, Amanda; Miceli, Meredith; Krezmien, Michael – Achieve, Inc., 2008
Students with disabilities represent a relatively small but important group of students in U.S. high schools. The education of these students is heavily influenced by federal and state law as well as by longstanding beliefs about the purpose of education and the extreme heterogeneity of the population. Until recently, general educational policies…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Student Evaluation, Accountability, High School Students
Scholl, Linda; Mooney, Marianne – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2004
This article presents the findings of a research study on the quality of the learning experiences of youth with disabilities who participated in Wisconsin's Youth Apprenticeship (YA) Program--a rigorous two-year work-based learning program for high school juniors and seniors. The researchers identify key factors that enhance the capacity of youth…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Youth Programs, Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship
Richardson, Rita Combs; Meisgeier, Charles H. – Research Press Publishers, 2001
"Connecting With Others" for grades 9 through 12 is a proactive program helps high school students learn skills in self-advocacy, communication, interpersonal behaviors, and problem solving. It includes 40 learning activities that take into consideration cultural, ethnic, and gender diversity. The activities are divided into the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Social Studies, High School Students, Interpersonal Relationship