Students with Developmental Disabilities Go to College: Description of a Collaborative Transition Project on a Regular College Campus.

Dolyniuk, Chrystina A.; Kamens, Michele Wilson; Corman, Hope; DiNardo, Paulette Opipery; Totaro, Rebecca M.; Rockoff, Jessica Corman

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ERIC Number: EJ659311

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Students with Developmental Disabilities Go to College: Description of a Collaborative Transition Project on a Regular College Campus.

Dolyniuk, Chrystina A.; Kamens, Michele Wilson; Corman, Hope; DiNardo, Paulette Opipery; Totaro, Rebecca M.; Rockoff, Jessica Corman

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, v17 n4 p236-41 Win 2002

A pilot project brought 17 high school students with developmental disabilities to a college campus for job sampling. Participants were mentored by 23 college students. Preliminary data indicate the project had benefits for young adults with and without disabilities and supported the use of a community-based service-learning model. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Career Exploration, College School Cooperation, Community Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Job Skills, Peer Teaching, Postsecondary Education, Secondary Education, Service Learning, Transitional Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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