Evidence-based secondary transition predictors for improving postschool outcomes for students with disabilities

Career Development for Exceptional Individuals

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 160-181

  Test, David W ^a   Mazzotti, Valerie L ^a   Mustian, April L ^a   Fowler, Catherine H ^a   Kortering, Larry ^b   Kohler, Paula ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

High school; Research; Secondary transition; Students with disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449779405     PISSN: 08857288     EISSN: 15575047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885728809346960     Document Type: Article

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