Help to Move on--but to What? Young People with Learning Difficulties Moving on from Out-of-Area Residential Schools or Colleges

Autor/inn/en	Heslop, Pauline; Abbott, David
Titel	Help to Move on--but to What? Young People with Learning Difficulties Moving on from Out-of-Area Residential Schools or Colleges
Quelle	In: British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 37 (2009) 1, S.12-20 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1354-4187
DOI	10.1111/j.1468-3156.2008.00495.x
Schlagwörter	Learning Problems; Transitional Programs; Residential Schools; Young Adults; Barriers; Geographic Location; Student Problems; Student Needs; Postsecondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernproblem; Heimschule; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Studienproblem; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung
Abstract	This article describes research undertaken between 2004 and 2006 about the issues faced by 15 young people with a wide range of learning difficulties in out-of-area residential schools and colleges at transition. The process of transition planning was hampered by the distance between the school/college and the "home authority" of the young person; there was a wide variation in who took the lead on co-ordinating planning for transition; and involvement in decision-making by the young people was often a passive, rather than active process. Four of the fifteen young people left their school/college without knowing where they were going to move on to. None moved into any accommodation other than the family home or residential accommodation. Half moved on to attend a mainstream FE college, with little or no sense of future progression into work for most. The key messages of the article relate to the importance of continuity to young people, the need for more creativity in minimising the effects of distance, and how vital good forward planning is to help young people "move on". (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Blackwell Publishing. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770; Tel: 781-388-8599; Fax: 781-388-8232; e-mail: customerservices@blackwellpublishing.com; Web site: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/jnl_default.asp
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10