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Special Education Transition Programs For Three Southwest Virginia School Systems: A Comparative Study., James R. Myers Jr.
Special Education Transition Programs For Three Southwest Virginia School Systems: A Comparative Study., James R. Myers Jr.
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Transition services at the high school level can make a positive difference in the postsecondary outcomes of students with disabilities by providing them a program of study or training at the secondary level. Transition services can also assist them in aquiring an education, vocational training, rehabilitative services, and work opportunities as they enter the postsecondary world of young adulthood.
The purpose of this study is to compare the transition programs of 3 Southwest Virginia school systems in an effort to determine the difference a full-time transition coordinator could make in the postsecondary outcomes for students with disabilities.
Findings revealed significant …