
Pathways to Successful Transition for Youth with Disabilities
Pearson (Publisher)
Published on 2. October 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
506 pages
978-0-13-674599-0 (ISBN)
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Description
For graduate-level courses on Career Guidance and Transition for Youth with Disabilities.
Bringing together the expertise of two of the most experienced scholars in transition personnel preparation, this up-to-date text offers a balanced presentation of theory, research, and practice in regard to career guidance and transition for youth with disabilities. Its contemporary focus on such issues as inclusive education, cultural and linguistic diversity, and self-determination and advocacy creates a text with broad-based appeal; while its thorough scholarship supports content with a solid foundation in theory and research. The text is divided into three sections, which can be used together or independently. It includes a unique, cross-categorical model emphasizing a wide variety of transition pathways; and, offers numerous practical suggestions for how to draft IEP transition language related to this model.
Bringing together the expertise of two of the most experienced scholars in transition personnel preparation, this up-to-date text offers a balanced presentation of theory, research, and practice in regard to career guidance and transition for youth with disabilities. Its contemporary focus on such issues as inclusive education, cultural and linguistic diversity, and self-determination and advocacy creates a text with broad-based appeal; while its thorough scholarship supports content with a solid foundation in theory and research. The text is divided into three sections, which can be used together or independently. It includes a unique, cross-categorical model emphasizing a wide variety of transition pathways; and, offers numerous practical suggestions for how to draft IEP transition language related to this model.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 191 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-13-674599-0 (9780136745990)
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Content
I. PHILOSOPHICAL AND POLICY FOUNDATIONS FOR TRANSITION.
1. Introduction to Transition.
2. Philosophy for Transition.
3. Federal Legislation and State Initiatives Supporting Transition.
4. Coordinating Systems and Agencies for Successful Transition.
II. IMPLEMENTING TRANSITION IN LOCAL SYSTEMS.
5. Best Practices in Transition.
6. Transition Pathways.
7. Transition Assessment.
8. Transition Planning.
9. The Final Phases of Transition: Follow-up and Evaluation.
10. Implementing Interagency Agreements for Transition.
III. CULTURAL ISSUES, LEADERSHIP, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR TRANSITION.
11. Transition of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Youth with Disabilities.
12. Leadership to Promote Transition Services.
13. Future Directions for the Advancement of Transition Services.
Appendix.
References.
Index.
1. Introduction to Transition.
2. Philosophy for Transition.
3. Federal Legislation and State Initiatives Supporting Transition.
4. Coordinating Systems and Agencies for Successful Transition.
II. IMPLEMENTING TRANSITION IN LOCAL SYSTEMS.
5. Best Practices in Transition.
6. Transition Pathways.
7. Transition Assessment.
8. Transition Planning.
9. The Final Phases of Transition: Follow-up and Evaluation.
10. Implementing Interagency Agreements for Transition.
III. CULTURAL ISSUES, LEADERSHIP, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR TRANSITION.
11. Transition of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Youth with Disabilities.
12. Leadership to Promote Transition Services.
13. Future Directions for the Advancement of Transition Services.
Appendix.
References.
Index.