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The Post School Status of Former Special Education Students
In The Big Five Cities
THE POST SCHOOL STATUS OF FORMER SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN THE BIG FIVE CITIES
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CONTEXT
THE 1997 POST SCHOOL INDICATORS SURVEY (DESCRIPTION)
METHODS AND PARTICIPANTS
OVERVIEW: POST SCHOOL STATUS
EMPLOYMENT
WORKING CONDITIONS
PREPARATION FOR EMPLOYMENT
FINDING JOBS
STILL LOOKING FOR WORK
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
COMMUNITY LIVING STATUS
TRAVELING INDEPENDENTLY
USES OF COMMUNITY AGENCY SUPPORTS AND SERVICES
TRANSITION PLANNING
CONCLUSIONS
NEXT STEPS
ATTACHMENT I COMPARISONS BETWEEN 1996 AND 1997 DATA*
ATTACHMENT II PREPARATION FOR FULL-TIME COLLEGE PARTICIPATION
CHARTS FIGURE 1. POST SCHOOL STATUS
FIGURE 2 CAREER PREPARATION OPTIONS & OUTCOMES
FIGURE 3 IMPACT ON LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT OF PAID OR UNPAID WORK EXPERIENCE DURING HIGH SCHOOL FOR BIG FIVE CITIES SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS
FIGURE 4 TRANSITIONS TO 2 AND 4 YEAR COLLEGE PROGRAMS BY TYPE OF DIPLOMA
FIGURE 5 COMMUNITY LIVING STATUS OF URBAN STUDENTS ATTENDING 2 & 4 YEAR COLLEGE FULL-TIME
FIGURE 6 CAREER PREPARATION & OUTCOMES FOR URBAN STUDENTS ATTENDING 2 & 4 YEAR COLLEGES FULL-TIME
FIGURE 8 IMPACT OF PLANNING ON URBAN FORMER SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS
FIGURE 9a PREPARATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING
FIGURE 9b HELPFULNESS OF HIGH SCHOOL PREPARATION FOR CAREER TASKS
FIGURE 9c PREPARATION FOR POSTSECONDARY STUDY
FIGURE 10 POST SCHOOL STATUS – SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS
FIGURE 11 REPORTED HELPFULNESS TO STUDENTS OF PLANNING FOR TRANSITION
TABLE A COMPARISONS BETWEEN 1996 AND 1997 DATA
TABLE B PREPARATION FOR POSTSECONDARY STUDY AMONT FULL-TIME COLLEGE ATTENDEES: BIG FIVE CITIES FORMER SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REFERENCE GROUP STUDENTS ONE YEAR AFTER HIGH SCHOOL EXIT


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