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ERIC Number: ED665197
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 185
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3468-5573-6
ISSN: N/A
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Experiences of High School Teachers Who Provide Transition Services to Students with Autism
Lee Ann Wiese
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Capella University
The purpose of this basic qualitative research study was to explore how secondary transition teachers make postsecondary transition programming decisions and how their firsthand experiences inform the transition process for students with autism without a comorbid intellectual disability. There is a need for additional research that helps identify what special education transition teachers can do to increase the likelihood that students with autism will attend and complete a postsecondary educational experience. The following two questions were thoroughly explored: "How do transition teachers make transition programming decisions for students with autism with no comorbid intellectual disability?" and "How do the personal experiences of transition teachers inform the transition process for students with autism with no comorbid intellectual disability?" Findings from this study included that secondary transition teachers indicated a need for increased collaborative parental support instead of what they described as an additional responsibility of educating parents. Findings also indicated a need for federal legislation to define what it means for an individual to be better prepared for postsecondary life and align compliance with praxis in the field. Finally, findings indicated that there was a lack of formal assessments utilized to identify students' lagging skills. This study aimed to provide an in-depth understanding of the transition process from the special education transition teachers tasked with providing most of the transition services. A better understanding of the overall transition process could lead to better transition outcomes for students with autism without a comorbid intellectual disability. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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