| Edition |
5th ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 584 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 501-550) and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
1. Transition: new horizons and challenges -- 2. Self-determination: getting students involved in leadership -- 3. Families and young people with disabilities: listening to their voices -- 4. Individualized transition planning: building the roadmap to adulthood -- 5. Multicultural transition planning: including all youth with disabilities -- 6. Transition planning and community resources: bringing it all together -- 7. Full inclusion into schools: strategies for collaborative instruction -- 8. High-stakes accountability and students with disabilities: the past and what's to come -- 9. Secondary curriculum and transition -- 10. Assessment and teaching for transition -- 11. Teaching social skills and promoting supportive relationships -- 12. Using technology from school to adulthood: unleashing the power -- 13. Securing meaningful work in the community: vocational internships, placements, and careers -- 14. Developing jobs for young people with disabilities -- 15. Pursuing postsecondary education opportunities for individuals with disabilities -- 16. Applications for youth with intellectual disabilities -- 17. Applications for youth with learning disabilities -- 18. Applications for youth with emotional and behavior disorders -- 19. Applications for youth with autism spectrum disorders -- 20. Applications for youth with traumatic brain injury and other health impairments. |
| Summary |
"For more than two decades, the trusted Life Beyond the Classroom text has shaped the practices of thousands of professionals helping students make a smooth transition from school to adulthood. Now this landmark textbook is in a NEW fifth edition-updated with the cutting-edge information professionals need in today's changing world, as young people with disabilities face unprecedented financial, family, employment, and educational challenges. A definitive compendium of up-to-date, evidence-based transition research, this expanded new edition takes Life Beyond the Classroom to the next level. Future professionals will get all the latest best practices and timely research on the full spectrum of transition topics, from assessment and assistive technology to social skills and self-determination. And with the unparalleled new package of multimedia instructor materials online (see below), instructors will enhance their teaching with videos, activities, PowerPoint slides, and a convenient test bank. With this comprehensive revision of a pioneering text, the next generation of professionals will be fully prepared to give young people with disabilities appropriate, effective, and individualized support as they navigate our increasingly complex society. What's New: New chapters on critical topics; working with families; multicultural transition planning; teaching social skills; secondary curriculum options; Multimedia instructor materials online; Fresh contributions by highly regarded early career professionals; All chapters completely revised and updated; The very latest research, statistics, and legislation; More practical strategies, case studies, and photos; Updated annotated lists of helpful online resources; Improved, more user-friendly design"--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
People with disabilities -- Vocational guidance -- United States.
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Youth with disabilities -- Employment -- United States.
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Youth with disabilities -- United States -- Psychology.
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School-to-work transition -- United States.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
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People with disabilities -- Vocational guidance. (OCoLC)fst01057358
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School-to-work transition. (OCoLC)fst01107947
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Youth with disabilities -- Employment.
(OCoLC)fst01183646
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Youth with disabilities -- Psychology.
(OCoLC)fst01183649
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wehman, Paul. Life beyond the classroom. 5th ed. Baltimore, Md. : Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., ©2013 9781598572322 (DLC) 2012011718 (OCoLC)783520898 |
| ISBN |
9781598573725 (electronic bk.) |
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1598573721 (electronic bk.) |
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