Student Development Resources

(Life skills instruction, employment skills instruction, career & vocational curricula, structured work experience, vocational assessment, and accommodations & support)

Transition Research Institute Library at Illinois

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  1. The Arc. (1994). Final report: Self-determination curriculum project. Arlington, TX: The Arc, National Headquarters.
  2. Benz, M.R., & Halpern, A.S. (1993). Vocational and transition services needed and received by students with disabilities during their last year of high school. Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 16, 197-211.
  3. Chandler, W., Schuster, J.W., & Stevens, K.B.(1993). Teaching employment skills to adolescents with mild and moderate disabilities using a constant time delay procedure. Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 28(2), 155-168.
  4. Clark, G.M., & Kolstoe, O.P. (1995). Career development and transition education for adolescents with disabilities (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
  5. Fleming, R. & Sulzer-Azaroff, B. (1992). Reciprocal peer management: Improving staff instruction in a vocational training program. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 25(3), 611-620.
  6. Gajar, A., Goodman, L., & McAfee, J.(1993). Secondary schools and beyond: Transition of individuals with mild disabilities. New York: Merrill.
  7. Gaylord-Ross, R. & Siegel, S. (1990). Final report: The Career Ladder Program. San Francisco: Department of Special Education. San Francisco State University.
  8. Levinson, E.M. (1993). Transdisciplinary vocational assessment: Issues in school-based programs. Brandon, VT: Clinical Psychology Publishing Co., Inc.
  9. Moery, K. & Diakogeorgiou, T. (1996). Traveling to tomorrow: A road map for the future [Developing the self-determination skills of high school youth through community-based, hands-on experiences and mentoring]. Chicago, IL: Family Resource Center on Disabilities.(20 East Jackson Blvd., Room 900, Chicago 60604; (312) 939-3513; (312) 939-3519 - TDD)
  10. Polloway, E.A., Patton, J.R., Epstein, M.H., & Smith, T.E.C. (1989). Comprehensive curriculum for students with mild handicaps. Focus on Exceptional Children, 21(8), 1-12.
  11. Wagner, M. (1991). The benefits of secondary vocational education for young people with disabilities. Menlo Park, CA: SRI international.
  12. Wehman, P. & Kregel, J. (Eds.) (1994). New directions in supported emloyment. Richmond, VA: Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Supported Employment. Virginia Commonwealth University.
  13. Wehman, P., Kregel, J., & Barcus, J.M. (1985). From school to work: A vocational transition model for handicapped students. Exceptional Children, 51, 25-37.

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