The Impact of Transition Services in Facilitating College Degree Completion for Students with Visual Impairments: Post-Bachelor's Degree Perspectives

Autor/inn/en	Mask, Paige R.; DePountis, Vicki
Titel	The Impact of Transition Services in Facilitating College Degree Completion for Students with Visual Impairments: Post-Bachelor's Degree Perspectives
Quelle	In: Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 31 (2018) 1, S.5-15 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2379-7762
Schlagwörter	Visual Impairments; Interviews; Independent Living; Career Awareness; Interpersonal Competence; Self Advocacy; High School Students; Blindness; Bachelors Degrees; Educational Attainment; Individualized Transition Plans; Access to Education; Self Determination; Barriers; Evidence Based Practice; Internship Programs; Educational Experience; Purchasing; Travel; Interpersonal Relationship; Work Experience; Student Teaching + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Selbstverantwortung; Karrierebewusstsein; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Selbstbehauptung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Blindheit; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Selbstbestimmung; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Bildungserfahrung; Beschaffungswesen; Kauf; Travelling; Reisen; Reise; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Teaching practice; Unterrichtspraxis
Abstract	This article portrays the complex nature of the transition process for two students with visual impairments (VI), both functionally blind, who successfully completed a bachelor's degree. Standardized open-ended interviews provided individual perspectives on the transition services, supports, and challenges faced by the participants with VI during their high school and postsecondary years. Key themes include access to the general education and expanded core curriculum, career and vocational awareness, support systems, self-advocacy and self-determination, independent living skills, social skills, and internship experiences. Transition discussion delineates the importance of evidence-based practices in secondary transition plans and provides recommendations for secondary VI practitioners and postsecondary institutions serving students with VI. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01