TY  - CHAP
AB  - The Oxford English Dictionary defines transition as “a passing or passage from one condition, action, or (rarely) place, to another; change.” This definition captures the essence of the transition as experienced by youth and young adults with disabilities as they move from school to postschool settings. Additionally, the definition also raises the issue that transition encompasses the existential experience not only of passing from one condition (of being a student/child to becoming a graduate/an adult) but also of the physical movement/passage (from school services to adult services) and the change therein. This chapter begins by providing a brief historical framing of transition both from the standpoint of legal foundations of transition and the findings from early research on the postschool outcomes experienced by graduates of special education. In addition, the impact of those findings is discussed regarding the formulation and articulation of transition as a mandated element in the educational planning for students with disabilities at the secondary level. Next, the chapter reviews the initial models of transition that were developed and/or proposed as a way for meeting the needs of secondary age students with disabilities as identified in research. The essential elements of transition expressed in the transition definition provided by Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1990 and subsequent amendments are then described. A discussion of issues related to the best and promising practices in transition concludes the chapter.
VL  - 20
SN  - 978-1-84950-955-8, 978-1-84950-954-1/0270-4013
DO  - 10.1108/S0270-4013(2010)0000020012
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-4013(2010)0000020012
AU  - Mutua Kagendo
AU  - Siders James
ED  - Festus E. Obiakor
ED  - Jeffrey P. Bakken
ED  - nthony F. Rotatori
PY  - 2010
Y1  - 2010/01/01
TI  - Chapter 9 Transition planning, preparation, and implementation: collaboration and consultation at work
T2  - Current Issues and Trends in Special Education: Research, Technology, and Teacher Preparation
T3  - Advances in Special Education
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 145
EP  - 161
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -