After Special Education, Students Turn to College

Autor/in	Shah, Nirvi
Titel	After Special Education, Students Turn to College
Quelle	In: Education Week, 31 (2011) 14, S.1 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0277-4232
Schlagwörter	Federal Aid; Educational Opportunities; Transitional Programs; College Preparation; Change Strategies; Developmental Studies Programs; Academic Aspiration; Learning Motivation; Employment Opportunities; Severe Mental Retardation; Access to Education; Special Education; College Bound Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Lösungsstrategie; Developmental studies; Developmental psychology; Study; Studies; Entwicklungspsychologie; Studium; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen
Abstract	Until the past decade, college wasn't much of an option for students who have significant intellectual impairments. Vanderbilt University's Next Steps program is one of many created for students with severe cognitive disabilities in the last 10 years. The programs have grown in number from about 15 in 2002 to almost 170 now, as tracked by Think College, a Boston organization that does research about this new breed of programs and offers guidance about them for professionals, families, and students. The growth is due in part to changes in federal law that have increased the expectations of such students in elementary and secondary school. Earlier this year, a national study found that six years after high school, students with disabilities were less likely than peers to have attended any college--55 percent compared with 62 percent, though that includes students with all types of disabilities. Among people with intellectual disabilities, the rate of employment is just 9 percent. The push for creating college opportunities for students with disabilities has also come from parents and advocacy groups. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10