Developing Effective Transition Plans

2016 ◽  
pp. 155-182
Author(s):  
Amanda Webster ◽  
Joy Cumming ◽  
Susannah Rowland
Keyword(s):  
Transition Plans

Teacher Knowledge in Transition Planning: Does Locale Matter?

2021 ◽  
pp. 875687052110279
Author(s):  
Malarie E. Deardorff ◽  
Corey Peltier ◽  
Belkis Choiseul-Praslin ◽  
Kendra Williams-Diehm ◽  
Melissa Wicker
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Teacher Knowledge ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Transition Planning ◽  
Individualized Education Program ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Transition Plans ◽  
Education Act

The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act mandates transition planning to occur in conjunction with the individualized education program for secondary age students with disabilities beginning by age 16, or earlier. To fulfill this mandate, teachers must possess a depth of content and pedagogical knowledge related to the transition planning process. However, the majority of special educators do not receive coursework dedicated to transition in their undergraduate programming. Furthermore, teachers in under-resourced and underserved rural districts may have inequitable professional development opportunities to bolster their transition planning knowledge. This lack of transition-related education potentially leads to inadequate and noncompliant transition plans for students with disabilities. The current study examined differences in teachers’ knowledge based on locale: rural ( n = 75), suburban ( n = 48), and urban ( n = 64) from one southern state. Determining whether differences are identified by locale can inform the allocation of resources to provide high-quality, evidence-aligned professional development models to improve teacher knowledge in underserved and under-resourced rural locales. In addition, identifying gaps in teacher knowledge will inform pre-service and in-service teacher preparation. We provide an avenue of needed future research to improve transition-planning processes for students with disabilities.

Coordinated transition plans for power and urban heating: analysis on three provinces in north China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yisha Lin ◽  
Ying Qiao ◽  
Zongxiang Lu ◽  
Yong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
North China ◽  
Transition Plans

Individual Transition Plans

1994 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Defur ◽  
Elizabeth Evans Getzel ◽  
John Kregel
Keyword(s):  
Transition Plans

scholarly journals From “business continuity” to “back to business” for orthopaedic surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 222-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Han Lincoln Liow ◽  
Kenny Xian Khing Tay ◽  
Nicholas Eng Meng Yeo ◽  
Darren Keng Jin Tay ◽  
Seo Kiat Goh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Elective Surgery ◽  
Moral Dilemma ◽  
Business Continuity ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Orthopaedic Surgeons ◽  
Perioperative Morbidity ◽  
Transition Plans ◽  
Hospital Resources

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to unprecedented challenges to healthcare systems worldwide. Orthopaedic departments have adopted business continuity models and guidelines for essential and non-essential surgeries to preserve hospital resources as well as protect patients and staff. These guidelines broadly encompass reduction of ambulatory care with a move towards telemedicine, redeployment of orthopaedic surgeons/residents to the frontline battle against COVID-19, continuation of education and research through web-based means, and cancellation of non-essential elective procedures. However, if containment of COVID-19 community spread is achieved, resumption of elective orthopaedic procedures and transition plans to return to normalcy must be considered for orthopaedic departments. The COVID-19 pandemic also presents a moral dilemma to the orthopaedic surgeon considering elective procedures. What is the best treatment for our patients and how does the fear of COVID-19 influence the risk-benefit discussion during a pandemic? Surgeons must deliberate the fine balance between elective surgery for a patient’s wellbeing versus risks to the operating team and utilization of precious hospital resources. Attrition of healthcare workers or Orthopaedic surgeons from restarting elective procedures prematurely or in an unsafe manner may render us ill-equipped to handle the second wave of infections. This highlights the need to develop effective screening protocols or preoperative COVID-19 testing before elective procedures in high-risk, elderly individuals with comorbidities. Alternatively, high-risk individuals should be postponed until the risk of nosocomial COVID-19 infection is minimal. In addition, given the higher mortality and perioperative morbidity of patients with COVID-19 undergoing surgery, the decision to operate must be carefully deliberated. As we ramp-up elective services and get “back to business” as orthopaedic surgeons, we have to be constantly mindful to proceed in a cautious and calibrated fashion, delivering the best care, while maintaining utmost vigilance to prevent the resurgence of COVID-19 during this critical transition period. Cite this article: Bone Joint Open 2020;1-6:222–228.

scholarly journals Energy System Transitions in the Eastern Coastal Metropolitan Regions of China—The Role of Regional Policy Plans

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengzhu Xiao ◽  
Sonja Simon ◽  
Thomas Pregger
Keyword(s):  
Regional Integration ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Metropolitan Regions ◽  
Transition Plans ◽  
System Transition ◽  
Near Term

With an expected accelerated urbanization process until 2050, China is facing big challenges of mitigating CO2 emissions, especially in the eastern coastal metropolitan regions. Since cities are the hubs for innovation regarding new technologies and infrastructures, investments and governance, they are playing an important role in decision-making and implementation processes on the way to a decarbonized economy and society. The national and provincial administrations in China have already started to address the issue of energy system transition toward a low-carbon pathway, but long-term integrated transition plans are not yet available on a regional level. In our paper, we therefore consider the main challenges of the energy system transition, such as efficiency improvement, coal reduction, decarbonization of transport, and multisector electrification with regional integration, focusing on two eastern coastal metropolitan regions of China. A systematic review of current near-term policies reveals how far these challenges have already been addressed on different administrative levels and which gaps may exist from an external perspective. Based on the current decision- and policy-making processes among national, regional, provincial and municipal levels, policy implications are identified with regard to an effective energy system transition in eastern China.

PRIORITIZING SIDEWALK UPGRADE PROJECTS TO MAXIMIZE COMPLIANCE WITH ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayman Halabya ◽  
Khaled El-Rayes
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Census Bureau ◽  
State Laws ◽  
Transition Plans ◽  
Full Compliance ◽  
Transition Plan ◽  
State And Local ◽  
The Impact

People with disabilities form 18.7% of the United States population, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2012. To avoid discrimination against this significant portion of the population, state and local governments are required by federal and state laws to provide and maintain accessibility for people with disabilities on their sidewalks and pedestrian facilities. To achieve compliance with these laws, state and local governments need to conduct self-evaluations to identify inaccessible pedestrian facilities and develop transition plans to schedule upgrade projects for these inaccessible pedestrian facilities. The federally-mandated transition plan requirements include the development of a schedule that displays, in detail, deadlines for all upgrade projects needed to achieve full compliance with accessibility requirements. To prepare this schedule, public entities are required to rank and prioritize pedestrian facilities upgrade projects. This paper presents the development of a novel methodology to quantify the impact of upgrading inaccessible pedestrian facilities on people with disabilities. The developed methodology considers several factors related to pedestrian facilities’ conditions and location to estimate the number of expected pedestrians with disabilities impacted by upgrading each inaccessible pedestrian facility. This methodology is designed to assist decision makers in state and local governments in the process of ranking and prioritizing inaccessible pedestrian facilities upgrade projects.

A Statewide Investigation of Individualized Transition Plans in Louisiana

2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane M. Everson ◽  
Dalun Zhang ◽  
Joan D. Guillory
Keyword(s):  
Transition Plans

Evidence-based transition planning practices for secondary students with disabilities: What has Australia signed up for?

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue C. O’Neill ◽  
Iva Strnadová ◽  
Therese M. Cumming
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Transition Planning ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Vulnerable Population ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
National Policies ◽  
State Laws ◽  
Transition Plans

There are no Commonwealth or state laws in Australia that require educational authorities to provide individualised transition plans (ITPs) to secondary students with disabilities. It is argued that, in lieu of legislation, Australia's signed commitment to international treaties and national policies obliges educational jurisdictions to provide ITPs to secondary students with disabilities to improve the postschool outcomes for this vulnerable population. Document analysis methods were used to analyse these international treaties and national policies for statements aligned with evidence-based transition skills and predictors. Almost 90 transition-aligned statements were found, accounting for all evidence-based transition skill categories and most of the transition predictor categories. Implications for policymakers and educational jurisdictions are discussed.

Individualized Transition Plans (ITP): A National Perspective

1990 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanne B. Repetto ◽  
Warren J. White ◽  
Dale T. Snauwaert
Keyword(s):  
Transition Plans ◽  
National Perspective
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