ERIC Number: EJ1281190
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Feb
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
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Characteristics of Students with Disabilities Who Do and Do Not Receive Transition Services
Mello, Maria P.; Burke, Meghan M.; Taylor, Julie Lounds; Urbano, Richard; Hodapp, Robert M.
Journal of Special Education, v54 n4 p251-259 Feb 2021
As transition services foster better post-school outcomes, all students with disabilities should be receiving these services as they traverse their final high school years. Using a national, web-based parent survey, we examined the frequency and correlates of the receipt of transition services for 189 students with disabilities. Parents reported their children's age, functioning level, maladaptive behavior, and number of services received. Only 54% of the child of the participants received transition services. Students with higher (vs. lower) levels of adaptive skills were less likely to receive transition services. Students with more services on average and who were older were more likely to receive transition services. Implications are discussed for increasing the implementation of transition services for all students with disabilities and increasing parent knowledge of transition services and transition planning.
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Students with Disabilities, Special Education, Student Needs, High School Students, Adolescents, Individualized Transition Plans, Individualized Education Programs, Adjustment (to Environment), Parent Attitudes, Age Differences, Public Schools, Private Schools, Severity (of Disability), Behavior Problems, Daily Living Skills, Correlation, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS), Maternal and Child Health Bureau; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Grant or Contract Numbers: HRSAH6MMC22711; P30HD15052