Beyond high school : transition from school to work /
edited by Frank R. Rusch and Janis G. Chadsey.
- Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Pub. Co., c1998.
- xxvii, 479 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents Introduction Part I. Introduction to Transition 1. Characteristics of Youth and Adults 2. Emerging Transition Best Practices 3. School-to-work Transition : Overview of disability legislation 4. Dropout Prevention and Special Services
Part II. Transition Planning and Involvement in Secondary School 5. Vocational Education: Emerging Vocationalism 6. Career Development, School-to-work Transition and Diversity: An Ecological Approach 7. Foundations for a school-to-work system that serves all students 8. Implementing a Transition Perspective of Education: A Comprehensive Approach to Planning and Delivering Secondary Education and Transition Services 9. Student Involvement in Transition-Program Implementation 10. Families : The Heart of transition 11. Student Assessment and Evaluation
Part III. Linkages to Work and Post-secondary Education 12.Building Statewide Transition Services Through Collaborative Inter-agency Teamwork 13. The Personal Career Plan: A person-centered approach to vocational Evaluation and career planing 14. School-sponsored work experience and vocational instruction 15. Supporting the Transition from School to Adult 16. Post-Secondary Education 17. moving towards Social Inclusion in Employment and Post-secondary school settings
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Youth with disabilities--Education (Secondary)--United States. Youth with disabilities--Vocational education--United States. People with disabilities--Vocational guidance--United States. School-to-work transition--United States. Educational change--United States.