Category: Publications

The Nature and Use of Individualized Learning Plans as a Career Intervention Strategy

By Jack Giunta in Publications, Resources

Individualized learning plans (ILPs) are being implemented in high schools throughout the United States as strategic planning tools that help students align course plans with career aspirations and often include the development of postsecondary plans. Initial indications are that ILPs may be an important method for helping students achieve both college and career readiness. Parents, […]

Tags: career aspirations, career exploration, career programming, choices, goals, interventions, preparation, vocational education, vocational guidance

Quality Learning Experiences, Self-Determination, and Academic Success- A Path Analytic Study Among  Youth with Disabilities

By Jack Giunta in Publications, Resources

Abstract: Although fostering self-determination has emerged as a central element of recommended and evidence-based transition practices for adolescents with disabilities, few studies have examined the paths through which students develop the skills and dispositions that can enhance their self-determination and successful transitions. The authors used path analyses to examine the ways in which exposure to quality […]

Tags: career and vocational, high incidence, high school, self-determination, student focused