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The Burden of Acting White: Implications for Transition
(Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2007-12-01)
This study used a phenomenological qualitative approach that engaged Black students in discussions about the burden of acting White and its impact on their in-school and postschool outcomes and postschool transition visions. ...
From Marginalized to Maximized Opportunities for Diverse Youths With Disabilities: A Position Paper of the Division on Career Development and Transition
(Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2008-05-01)
Current secondary education and transition practices have created differential education and employment outcomes by gender, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and disability classifications. These differential ...
Self-Directed IEP: Bridging Values of Diverse Cultures and Secondary Education
(Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2005-04-01)
This article describes the relationships among the Self-Directed IEP, cultural values, self-determination, and transition. Educators must move toward understanding collectivist values to provide appropriate opportunities ...
Successful Strategies for Promoting Self-Advocacy Among Students with LD: The LEAD Group
(Intervention in School and Clinic, 2002-03-01)
Students with learning disabilities (LD) often need to be taught self-determination skills to be better prepared for life after high school. This article describes the methods used by one school district to promote ...
A 3-Year Study of Middle, Junior High, and High School IEP Meetings
(ÔªøExceptional Children, 2004-04-01)
↵ JAMES E. MARTIN (CEC #456), Zarrow Endowed Professor in Special Education, Zarrow Center for Learning Enrichment, University of Oklahoma, Norman. LAURA HUBER MARSHALL (CEC # 382), Project Coordinator, Center for ...
Improving Supervisor Evaluations Through the Use of Self Determination Contracts
(Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2004-10-01)
Supervisor perceptions of employee competence in areas of work, social, and personal demands of the job often determine success or failure for the supported employee. This study involved three workers with disabilities who ...
Secondary Students' Involvement in Their IEP Meetings: Administrators' Perceptions
(Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2004-10-01)
Secondary administrators in one southwestern state answered a 10-question web-based survey about student preparation for and involvement in their IEP meetings. Almost half of the 456 building-level special education ...