ERIC Number: EJ879013
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0885-7288
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Postschool Outcome Data Collection Programs: Examples from Two States
Rabren, Karen; Johnson, Cinda
Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, v33 n1 p52-63 2010
There is a growing emphasis on academic performance and educational outcomes for students with disabilities. This focus is demonstrated, in part, by the federal requirement to collect post-school outcome data from these former students (i.e., Indicator 14). The purpose of this paper is to introduce two states' approaches to collecting post-school outcome data and offer recommendations and suggestions for implementing such data systems. The background and history of how these states developed systems to collect, analyze, and report post-school outcomes and how their data collection instruments were developed are described. Similarities, differences, and limitations of these systems are presented and recommendations for future research are provided. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Data Collection, Academic Achievement, Disabilities, School Districts, Accountability, Federal Legislation, Individualized Education Programs, Higher Education, Special Education, Surveys, Grade 11
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 11; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Alabama; Washington
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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