ERIC Number: EJ1411642
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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Trends in Secondary Curriculum for Transition-Age Students with Severe Disabilities
Stacy K. Dymond; Michelle L. Bonati; Anthony J. Plotner; Lance S. Neeper; Rahkyung Kim
Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, v59 n1 p85-96 2024
This literature review examined trends in the curricular focus and type of articles published on secondary curriculum for transition-age students with severe disabilities across a 40-year time span (1981-2020). We analyzed 397 peer-reviewed journal articles by decade. The number of articles published steadily declined from 1981-1990 to 2001-2010 and then increased from 2011-2020. The majority of articles focused on functional curriculum particularly in the area of social, speech, and language skills. Few articles were published in the areas of science, social studies, music/art, safety skills, and sex education. Changes in the percentage of articles published within each curricular area occurred in the areas of curricular issues, recreation and leisure, domestic and daily living skills, and self-determination. Most articles were empirical and utilized single-case design. There was a decline in non-empirical articles over time.
Descriptors: Secondary School Curriculum, Students with Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Late Adolescents, Educational Research, Journal Articles, Curriculum Development, Academic Education, Daily Living Skills, Skill Development, Special Education
Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://www.daddcec.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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