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Publication Date: 2017
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Continuing HBCUs' Historical Commitment to Personnel Preparation: Preparing Transition Professionals to Serve Students of Color with Disabilities
Grillo, Lisa Maria; Ellis, Antonio L.; Durham, Jaquial D.
Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, v14 n1 Fall 2017
The presence of teachers of color in transition education initiatives increases the likelihood that students of color with disabilities will experience success in meeting their postsecondary goals. Proposing the inclusion of postsecondary transition in certificate or degree offerings at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) directly aligns with the mission of these institutions' schools of education. This article discusses HBCUs' historical commitment to preparing transition professionals to serve students of color with disabilities.
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Minority Group Students, Disabilities, Postsecondary Education, Transitional Programs, Student Adjustment, Professional Personnel, Teacher Education Programs, Special Education
University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education. 3700 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. e-mail: journal@gse.upenn.edu; Web site: http://urbanedjournal.org
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Language: English
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