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ERIC Number: EJ513603
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
What Do Students with Disabilities Tell Us about the Importance of Family Involvement in the Transition from School to Adult Life?
Morningstar, Mary E.; And Others
Exceptional Children, v62 n3 p249-60 Dec-Jan 1995-96
This qualitative study used focus groups to explore student perspectives on family involvement in the transition from school to adult life. Four focus groups, including students with learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, and mild mental retardation, demonstrated the importance to students of family input and support. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Emotional Disturbances, Family Involvement, Learning Disabilities, Mild Mental Retardation, Parent Child Relationship, Qualitative Research, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Transitional Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Focus Groups Approach; Life Span Development
Note: Special issue: Families of Children and Adolescents with Special Needs.