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Quigney, Theresa A. – Journal of School Counseling, 2017
The transition to life after high school for students with disabilities and the vital role that school counselors have in assisting the students and their families to achieve success are discussed. As there may be unique requirements for these students in making this transition, it is important that school counselors are acquainted with particular…
Descriptors: Disabilities, School Counselors, Counselor Role, Goal Orientation
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Knaggs, Christine M.; Sondergeld, Toni A.; Schardt, Becky – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2015
Although research shows college preparatory programs' effectiveness regarding academic achievement and college awareness, much less is known about whether programs affect college attendance and persistence. GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) and other college preparatory programs claim that this is a primary…
Descriptors: High School Students, Urban Schools, College Preparation, Barriers
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Izzo, Margo Vreeburg; Yurick, Amanda; Nagaraja, Haikady N.; Novak, Jeanne A. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2010
A pretest-posttest control group experimental design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of EnvisionIT, a 10-unit web-based curriculum designed to teach secondary students information technology (IT) skills in the context of transition-planning activities. Fifteen high schools were stratified by socioeconomic status and randomly assigned to the…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Information Technology, Instructional Effectiveness, Conventional Instruction
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McCracken, J. David; And Others – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1984
This study described the nature of the students enrolled in vocational agriculture in Clark County, Ohio. The study determined the relationship between the family farm situation of the students and their occupational goals, reasons for their decisions to enroll, after-graduation plans, and whether they are male or female. (CT)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Career Choice, Career Planning, Decision Making
US Department of Education, 2006
The eight schools profiled in this document are serving different populations, but all of them are closing the achievement gap between low-income, minority, and special needs students and their peers. By trying out innovative new strategies, these schools are blazing a trail for others to follow. They are dispelling the myth that some students can…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Secondary Schools, Educational Innovation, Educational Practices
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers