NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Andrew R. Scheef; Lauren Bruno; Holly N. Whittenburg – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2024
Individuals with disabilities are less likely than their peers without disabilities to be employed or enrolled in postsecondary education. Even with federal legislation efforts designed to provide targeted supports to this population, the discrepancy persists. Students with disabilities who attend schools in rural settings may experience…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Rural Areas, Barriers, Post High School Guidance
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Stacey Wilson-Forsberg; Oliver Masakure; Rosemary Kimani-Dupuis; Suman Mondal – Canadian Journal of Education, 2024
This qualitative article focuses on the high school experiences and post-secondary education (PSE) plans of 57 youth with refugee backgrounds from the Horn of Africa living in Ontario. The article is guided by two conceptual frameworks. The first is an anti-oppressive approach, which helps us examine the structural barriers at school that prevent,…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Refugees, Background, High School Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Linda Ekström – Journal of Social Science Education, 2024
Purpose: This paper examines how vocational civics teachers navigate structural constraints and their understanding of the challenges involved in preparing vocational students for democratic citizenship. Design/methodology/approach: Using a discursive psychological approach to analyse interview material, the study discusses identified discourses…
Descriptors: Civics, Citizenship Education, Career and Technical Education Teachers, Barriers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Alverson, Charlotte Y.; Yamamoto, Scott H. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2019
We conducted an exploratory descriptive qualitative study on extant data of responses to the state's open-ended question from their annual post-school outcomes survey: "If you could tell your school one thing, what would you tell them (make a suggestion to help better prepare current students for life after high school)?" Respondents…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Alumni, Student Attitudes, Educational Attitudes
Adams, Caralee J. – Education Week, 2013
President Barack Obama applauded high school redesign efforts in his State of the Union address and encouraged districts to look to successful models for inspiration. Last week, he followed up with a request in his fiscal 2014 budget proposal for a new, $300 million competitive-grant program. Recognition is widespread that high schools need to…
Descriptors: High Schools, Incentive Grants, Program Budgeting, Federal Aid
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
McLendon, Michael; Heller, Donald E.; Lee, Stephanie – Educational Policy, 2009
Researchers have paid scant attention to the opportunities and the barriers associated with across-state study of college-transition policies, although the American states comprise a social system especially well suited for comparative analysis. What sorts of questions should researchers ask about college-transition policies and programs? How…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Educational Policy