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Transition Planning Processes for Young People Serving Custodial Sentences in New South Wales, Australia
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Cumming, Therese M.; Strnadová, Iva; O'Neill, Sue C. – Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education, 2018
The aim of the study was to identify transition planning processes as reported by participants for school-aged youth serving custodial sentences in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, and to establish the extent to which these reflect current evidence or research-based transition practices reported in the literature. The authors used inductive…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Juvenile Justice, Youth Problems
Evidence-Based Transition Planning Practices for Secondary Students with Disabilities: What Has Australia Signed Up For?
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O'Neill, Sue C.; Strnadová, Iva; Cumming, Therese M. – Australasian Journal of Special Education, 2016
There are no Commonwealth or state laws in Australia that require educational authorities to provide individualised transition plans (ITPs) to secondary students with disabilities. It is argued that, in lieu of legislation, Australia's signed commitment to international treaties and national policies obliges educational jurisdictions to provide…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Transitional Programs
The Importance of Quality Transition Processes for Students with Disabilities across Settings: Learning from the Current Situation in New South Wales
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Strnadová, Iva; Cumming, Therese M. – Australian Journal of Education, 2014
This article examines the current state of the transition process for students with developmental disabilities in New South Wales, Australia. Teachers from 75 schools were surveyed about current practices for students with developmental disabilities transitioning from primary to secondary school and from secondary school to post-school life.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Teacher Attitudes