Transition: Facilitating The Postschool Adjustment Of Students With Disabilities [Hardcover]

Edward Levinson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0813325153 | ISBN-13: 978-0813325156 | Publication Date: March 5, 1998

Individuals with disabilities have unique problems. Adjusting to post–high school life can be especially difficult for individuals with disabilities who are expected to find and maintain employment, live on their own, and function successfully in their communities. Research shows an increased percentage of these individuals drop out of high school or continue to live at home after graduation. High unemployment and underemployment rates reflect further dissonance between individuals with disabilities and those institutions established to assist them.This book argues that the area of special education—namely, pre-service and in-service teachers, counselors, and psychologists—can better prepare individuals with disabilities in making a successful transition from school to work and community living.Transition: Facilitating the Postschool Adjustment of Students with Disabilities can be used as a supplemental undergraduate or graduate textbook for those studying education, vocational education, special education, counseling, educational/school psychology, or vocational rehabilitation. It also serves as a professional reference volume for educators, counselors, and psychologists involved in developing or implementing transition programs.

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About the Author

Edward M. Levinson is professor of educational and school psychology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 200 pages
• Publisher: Westview Press (March 5, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813325153
• ISBN-13: 978-0813325156
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,002,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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