ERIC Number: ED627013
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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Industry Recognized Credentials in Inclusive Postsecondary Education Programs for Students with Intellectual Disability. Insight: A Think College Brief on Policy, Research, & Practice. Issue No. 51
Walters, Charles; Stinnett, Chelsea; Plotner, Anthony
Institute for Community Inclusion
Inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) programs for students with intellectual disability (ID) have grown tremendously over the last two decades. What started as a movement to make higher education accessible to young adults with ID has shifted into a concern for access and demonstrable improvements to the postschool lives of the IPSE students with ID. Within this outcome-focused landscape, IPSE program staff and administrators are largely unified in their aim to to purposefully support students toward positive postschool outcomes like employment and community integration. There is a growing momentum for IPSE programs to align with career and technical education opportunities to help students with ID attain industry recognized credentials (IRC). In this "Think College Insight Brief," we will discuss the importance of industry recognized credentials for IPSE programs alongside findings from a study recently conducted by researchers at the University of South Carolina.
Descriptors: Inclusion, Postsecondary Education, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Access to Education, Alignment (Education), Employment Qualifications, Credentials, Vocational Education, Outcomes of Education, Industry, Agency Cooperation
Institute for Community Inclusion. University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125. Tel: 617-287-4300; Fax: 617-287-4352; e-mail: ici@umb.edu; Web site: http://www.communityinclusion.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Postsecondary Education (ED)
Authoring Institution: University of Massachusetts Boston, Institute for Community Inclusion; Think College National Coordinating Center
Identifiers - Location: South Carolina; United States
Grant or Contract Numbers: P407B200001