ERIC Number: EJ996824
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-0599
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Engaging Youth with and without Significant Disabilities in Inclusive Service Learning
Carter, Erik W.; Swedeen, Beth; Moss, Colleen K.
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v44 n5 p46-54 May-Jun 2012
Service learning is an effective curricular approach to increase instructional relevance and engagement for all students. For students with significant disabilities in transition, meaningful service can be an especially useful avenue for exploring career interests, gaining and practicing important life skills, and connecting to the community in which they will live and work as adults. The strategies described in this article can help general, special, and vocational education teachers maximize the involvement of students with significant disabilities in inclusive service experiences during adolescence. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Vocational Education, Vocational Education Teachers, Service Learning, Youth, Learner Engagement, Occupational Aspiration, Vocational Interests, Inclusion, Young Adults, Transitional Programs, High School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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