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effectiveness of secondary school transition programs for students with learning disabilities attending selected community colleges
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness
of secondary school individual transition plans for students
with learning disabilities attending selected community
colleges. Community college students who qualified for the
disabled student services program from the three community
colleges in San Antonio, Texas, were surveyed regarding the
effectiveness of their transition programs. A 34-question
survey was used to gather data regarding the demographic
composition of the subjects and to investigate the following
areas of transition: the characteristics of the secondary
school transition plan which were deemed effective by the
students, the characteristics of the secondary school
transition plan which would have improved the quality of the
postsecondary experience, the individuals who were most
responsible in delivering the individual transition plan, and
the overall effectiveness of the secondary school transition
plan. The findings from the study suggested that the
individual transition plans were not effective in preparing
the students for transition in community college. Based on
the findings from the study, the data suggested that
secondary schools consider the following recommendations:
that the student and his parent(s), in conjunction with
transition plan team members, begin to meet as early as age
14 to start developing an individual transition plan; that
special programs be considered as part of the individual
transition plan; that by age 16 or earlier students be
informed of their diagnostic testing to learn about their
learning strengths and weaknesses; that students with
learning disabilities be considered for placement in honors
classes; and that each student be given a tour of the
community college to learn about its special programs and be
prepared for the expectations placed on a community college
student. A recommendation for further research would be to
explore the self-advocacy skills of students with learning
disabilities attending community college and their impact on
the effectiveness of individual transition plans.
"Major Subject: Educational Administration".
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