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Publication Date: 2019-Nov
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Messages from Former Students and Families: Analysis of Statements from One State's Post-School Outcomes Survey
Alverson, Charlotte Y.; Yamamoto, Scott H.
Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, v42 n4 p225-234 Nov 2019
We conducted an exploratory descriptive qualitative study on extant data of responses to the state's open-ended question from their annual post-school outcomes survey: "If you could tell your school one thing, what would you tell them (make a suggestion to help better prepare current students for life after high school)?" Respondents from one northwest state consisted of former students with disabilities who had been out of school for 1 year or their designee. We analyzed 1,493 statements using consensual qualitative research-modified (CQR-M) method: a modification of CQR in which large quantities of simple qualitative data are analyzed inductively. Findings clustered in four domains: advice, help, satisfaction, and awareness. Implications for stakeholders and recommendations for further research are provided.
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Alumni, Student Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Students with Disabilities, Educational Improvement, Post High School Guidance, Daily Living Skills, Independent Living, Counseling, Money Management, Individualized Education Programs, Student Satisfaction, Special Education, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Educational Environment, Mainstreaming, Barriers, Student Experience, Self Determination, Dropout Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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