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Strategies for Creating Work-Based Learning Experiences in Schools for Secondary Students With Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
Work -based learning experiences should be seen as part of a larger process of career development for all students. Through work based learning experiences, students should learn about various career areas, try different work styles, find out what type of...
Transition Engagement of African American Youth With Disabilities: A Serial Mediation Model
Content type: Journal Article
The purpose of this study was to draw from self-determination and self-efficacy theories to evaluate psychological constructs (autonomous motivation, competency, and outcome expectancy) as mediators of the relationship between working alliance and...
Special Interest Areas and Employment Skills Programming for Secondary Students With Autism
Content type: Journal Article
Special education professionals who serve secondary students with autism must provide employment skills training critical for positive postschool outcomes. Such programming should emphasize specialized training based on student strengths, interests, and...
Promoting Student Transition Planning by Using a Self-Directed Summary of Performance
Content type: Journal Article
As high school students with disabilities leave secondary settings and special education services, their transition often is associated with limited opportunities. One way to support the transition may be to guide the student in developing a self-directed...
Promoting College and Career Readiness: Practical Strategies for the Classroom
Content type: Journal Article
With the recent legislative emphasis on college and career readiness (CCR) for all students and the continued poor post-school outcomes for students with disabilities, it is important for educators to have effective and practical instructional strategies...
Nicole Johnson
Content type: 100 Stories
Posted:
13 December, 2021
Nicole Johnson is a special education teacher at the Lake Area Career and Technology Center in Devils Lake, ND. She has a passion for helping transition-aged students with intellectual disabilities learn employability skills. She does this through a...
Anna Brown
Content type: 100 Stories
Posted:
16 September, 2021
This year, Anna is working in an adaptive curriculum classroom serving students between kindergarten and 5th grade. Her ultimate goal is to transition into school psychology. Her path to the special education classroom includes being a PETAC grant...
Using Project-Based Learning to Build College and Career Readiness Among Diverse Learners
Content type: Journal Article
In an attempt to merge current state learning standards with college and career readiness skills, some educators have turned to project-based learning (PjBL). Its emphasis on collaboration, critical thinking, collective problem solving, communication...
Summer Employment and Community Experiences of Transition-Age Youth with Severe Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
Although early work experiences during high school represent one of the most consistent predictors of postschool employment for young adults with disabilities, little is known about how these adolescents might access these valuable transition experiences...
Waging a Living: Career Development and Long-Term Employment Outcomes for Young Adults with Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
Youth with disabilities face many barriers in making the transition from high school to stable long-term employment. Researchers used case study methodology to examine the career development process and postschool employment outcomes for a sample of...