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Personnel Preparation in Transition Education

A High Need for Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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Transitioning Children with Disabilities

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The importance of providing access to high-quality, evidence-based transition education activities for students with disabilities cannot be overstated. Such activities may include a transition curriculum offered in the elementary years through graduation; integration of transition education themes and concepts into core academic content at the secondary level; and a data-driven transition plan that is collaboratively developed, implemented, and monitored by a multidisciplinary team, including students and their families (Bullis, 2013; Gothberg, Peterson, Peak, & Sedaghat, 2015; Luecking & Luecking, 2015; Papay, Unger, Williams-Diehm, & Mitchell, 2015; Shaw & Dukes III, 2013).

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Ellis, A.L., Grillo, L.M., Durham, J. (2017). Personnel Preparation in Transition Education. In: Ellis, A.L. (eds) Transitioning Children with Disabilities. Studies in Inclusive Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-134-6_3

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