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Schuh, Mary C.; Sundar, Vidyalakshmi; Hagner, David C. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2015
Youth with disabilities, compared with their typical peers, have a higher likelihood of dropping out of school and experience poorer transition outcomes. Evidence supports programs and interventions focusing on inclusive education and leadership skills results in successful transition to college and career. This article describes the experiences…
Descriptors: High School Students, Disabilities, Friendship, Student Empowerment
Gasparini, Daniel – Online Submission, 2014
Now, more so than in the past, children have been deprived of the opportunity to learn and exercise effective interpersonal communication skills. Interpersonal communication skills, for elementary students, are important in the development of a student's ability to self-advocate. The purpose of this study is to identify techniques in which…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Interpersonal Communication, Self Advocacy, Help Seeking
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Murakami-Ramalho, Elizabeth; Militello, Matthew; Piert, Joyce – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
This study reports on experiences of doctoral students in educational administration at a time when the effectiveness of programs preparing practitioners and academics in this field are being questioned. Concerns related to how students in educational administration developed knowledge about research and identity as researchers were closely…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Educational Administration, Administrator Education
Little, Karen Sopina – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study utilized a mixed-methods approach to explore the relationship between the implementation of recommended transition education practices and perceptions of administrative support of transition education. Utilizing a web-based survey, I surveyed 120 secondary educators across Oklahoma to determine the extent to which they reported the use…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Educational Practices, Transitional Programs, Secondary School Teachers
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Skinner, Michael E. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2004
The purpose of this study was to identify variables that facilitate the academic success of college students with learning disabilities. Twenty recent college graduates with documented learning disabilities were interviewed using a semi-structured format. An analysis of the transcripts of the interviews revealed eight common themes, many of which…
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Disabilities, College Graduates, Self Advocacy