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Direct linkCarter, Erik W.; Swedeen, Beth; Moss, Colleen K. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 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…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Vocational Education, Vocational Education Teachers, Service Learning
Swedeen, Beth L.; Carter, Erik W.; Molfenter, Nancy – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2010
The general education curriculum comprises more than just the academic courses students take. The wide range of extracurricular clubs, sports teams, performing arts programs, student government positions, career development activities, service-learning projects, and other school-sponsored activities offered in middle and high schools provide a…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Transitional Programs, Severe Disabilities
Carter, Erik W.; Swedeen, Beth; Trainor, Audrey A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
Summer provides valuable but often untapped opportunities for youth to explore or deepen their interests, preferences, and strengths; accrue valuable work-related skills and experiences; and establish connections to their communities. At the same time, it is clear that summer opportunities do not happen automatically for many youth with…
Descriptors: Employment, Work Experience Programs, Disabilities, Youth
Carter, Erik W.; Owens, Laura; Swedeen, Beth; Trainor, Audrey A.; Thompson, Christine; Ditchman, Nicole; Cole, Odessa – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
Although preparing youth with significant disabilities for future careers is a central focus of transition education, the task can be overwhelming for high school teachers and staff to tackle alone. Educators describe a number of common barriers to promoting youth employment, including the perceived inexperience of the student, the unwillingness…
Descriptors: Youth Employment, Speech Communication, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Copeland, Susan R.; McCall, Jennifer; Williams, Cherwanda R.; Guth, Carol; Carter, Erik W.; Presley, Judith A.; Fowler, Stephanie E.; Hughes, Carolyn – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2002
A study examined perceptions of 26 teachers, including 13 special educators, of the Peer Buddy Programs implemented in a Nashville school district. Teachers reported positive relationships between buddies and their partners with disabilities and enhanced personal growth for students with disabilities. The majority agreed buddies assisted in a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disabilities, High Schools, Inclusive Schools
