ERIC Number: EJ1015401
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0741-9325
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The Impact of Professional Development and Student and Teacher Characteristics on the Quality of Postsecondary Goals
Doren, Bonnie; Flannery, K. Brigid; Lombardi, Allison R.; Kato, Mimi McGrath
Remedial and Special Education, v34 n4 p215-224 Jul-Aug 2013
This study examined (a) the main effects of professional development on the quality of postsecondary goals in employment and postsecondary education/training, (b) the main effects of student and teacher characteristics on goal quality, and (c) whether professional development moderated the relationship between the impact of these characteristics and goal quality. Individual Education Program (IEP) documents were gathered from 18 teachers before and after professional development totaling 137 IEPs. Hierarchical linear modeling methods were used to account for the fact that student IEPs were nested within teachers. Results indicated professional development significantly improved goal quality for both goal areas. Teachers whose primary placement and caseload was within self-contained classrooms and those with more years of experience had higher quality employment goals than teachers with less experience and those in resource rooms or general education settings. Implications are discussed regarding the continued need to align the content of IEPs for transition-age students with practice. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Individualized Education Programs, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Self Contained Classrooms, Teaching Experience, Employment, Postsecondary Education, General Education, Teacher Attitudes, Goal Orientation, Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Secondary School Teachers, High School Students, Check Lists, Coding, Guides, Strategic Planning, Individualized Transition Plans, Communities of Practice, Autism, Learning Disabilities, Interviews, Outcomes of Education
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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