Effective Practices for Helping Students Transition to Work

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Shevlin ◽  
John Kubiak ◽  
Mary-Ann O'Donovan ◽  
Marie Devitt ◽  
Barbara Ringwood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Effective Practices ◽  
Work Readiness ◽  
Economic Independence ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
Inclusive Learning ◽  
Educational Need

People with disabilities have been among the most marginalized groups within society, with consequent limitations imposed on their access to many goods within society, including education, employment, and economic independence. Some progress is evident in the establishment of more inclusive learning environments, yet it is also clear that upon leaving compulsory education or further/higher education, young people with disabilities encounter significant barriers to accessing meaningful employment. Facilitating transitions to employment for people with disabilities should be informed by ambition and a belief in the capacity of these individuals to make a meaningful contribution to society and achieve a level of economic independence. The issues that are pertinent to young people who have a special educational need or a disability and an aspiration to transition to further/higher education require attention. Research and applied practice has demonstrated the utility of an innovative educational and work readiness program for people with an intellectual disability. Such work highlights the facilitating factors that may encourage a more ambitious reimagining of what may be possible for individuals who have been marginalized.

‘Staying on’: The Effects of Recent Changes in Educational Participation for 17–19 Year-Olds in Norway and Scotland

1996 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 675-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torild Hammer ◽  
Andy Furlong
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Compulsory Schooling ◽  
Disadvantaged Youth ◽  
Educational Participation ◽  
Middle Class Families

In this paper we consider some of the implications of the growth of educational participation for the labour market integration of young people between the ages of 17 and 19 in Norway and Scotland. In particular, we focus on the experiences of disadvantaged youth and assess the extent to which they benefit from participation in post-compulsory schooling. We argue that in terms of success on the labour market, post-compulsory secondary education is only beneficial to those intending to continue into Higher Education. We demonstrate the existence of persistent inequalities among ‘non-traditional stayers’, and show that despite greater access to post-compulsory education, young people from middle class families still retain important advantages in both Norway and Scotland. However, we argue that in Scotland, females and those from less advantaged social positions are more disadvantaged than their Norwegian counterparts.

scholarly journals Socialization of Young People with Special Educational Needs

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-104
Author(s):  
Tеtiana Lunkina ◽  
◽  
Julia Sizonenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Education Students

Annotation. Introduction. The unfavorable trend of disability in the world as a whole and in Ukraine in particular, necessitates solving the problems of access to education for children and youth with special needs, because a full life in society of people with disabilities is impossible without quality education and professional self-realization. Today, the education system for applicants with special educational needs is at a stage of inevitable change. Purpose. In the course of the research the essence and peculiarities of the development of inclusive education in Ukraine are considered. The advantages and disadvantages of including young people with special needs in the educational process are analyzed. The advantages of inclusion in the educational process both for young people with special needs and for typical applicants for higher education are substantiated. Results. A SWOT analysis of the socialization of young people with special educational needs was conducted. It is proposed to introduce measures to attract young people with special educational needs for their socialization, adaptation and integration into society. Conclusion. It has been proven that the problem of inclusive education is becoming more and more widespread every year, so higher education institutions need to respond immediately, developing mechanisms for attracting and further cooperation of young people with special needs. The practical value of the proposed ideas is: creating conditions for improving the competence of higher education students when working with people with disabilities; approbation of educational programs focused on training specialists with special needs; providing comprehensive and equitable quality education and encouraging lifelong learning opportunities for all. The socialization of young people with special educational needs will create conditions for effective work and interaction of higher education students with people with disabilities throughout the educational process. Keywords: inclusion; persons with disabilities; socialization; educational process; integration; institutions of higher education; tutor students.

Access routes to higher education for young people with disabilities: A question of chance?

2004 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-53
Author(s):  
Michael Shevlin ◽  
Mairin Kenny ◽  
Eileen Me Neela
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
People With Disabilities

scholarly journals Inclusive Education in Technical University

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.36) ◽  
pp. 1020
Author(s):  
O. G. Savka ◽  
E. V. Milkina
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Technical University

 The present article addresses the issue of importance of inclusive education in higher education institutions with statistical data on students with disabilities undergoing training. In this article the problems of university readiness for implementation of inclusive education of young people with disabilities are analyzed; and the legal, educational and systemic aspects of special education are investigated.  

scholarly journals The Problem with Universities Today

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-37
Author(s):  
Richard Frederick Heller
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Educational Need ◽  
Impact Of Higher Education ◽  
The Way

AbstractManagerialism creates burdens for academics with no evidence for its benefit. Business imperatives override educational. There is needless competition between universities. Research imperatives override education. Global inequalities in educational need are ignored, universities have not kept up with the way young people gain information and initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of higher education are ‘tinkering’ rather than the required total re-thinking of higher education.

Complex Social, Medical, Psychological, and Educational Support for People with Disability Act (IDEA)

2017 ◽  
pp. 86-90 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
People With Disability

For young people with disabilities the start of university study is equal to the first step towards social integration as their previous stages of education took place in institutions of segregation type. It happens in the situation of crisis of transition from educational space to another. Meanwhile, institutions of primary, secondary and higher education reflect the acting model the psychological and pedagogical integration of persons with disabilities in society. Inclusion of persons with disabilities is regarded as a stage of their getting social adaptation and integration.

Theories of Motivation for Adults Learning with Games

2011 ◽  
pp. 352-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Whitton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Adult Learning ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Game Playing ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Adult Motivation ◽  
University Settings

This chapter considers motivation from the adult learning perspective, specifically in the context of Higher Education. It is common for the findings of research carried out on children in this area to be used as a justification for game-based learning in university settings. However, adults’ motivations for playing games are unlike those of young people, and motivations to play games for leisure and learning also differ. This chapter considers these differences by first examining the literature on motivation and games, and secondly by presenting and critically discussing two recent theories of adult motivation. It aims to provide an overview of motivations for game-playing outside the post-compulsory education sector, and to present guidelines to better understand how adult motivations can improve learning.

Including young people with disabilities: Assessment challenges in higher education

2006 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 435-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Hanafin ◽  
Michael Shevlin ◽  
Mairin Kenny ◽  
Eileen Mc Neela
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
People With Disabilities

Formacja prawnika wyzwaniem czasów

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-286
Author(s):  
Stanisław Leszek Stadniczeńko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Young People ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
New Vision ◽  
Political Disputes

The author considers the questions relating to the formation of lawyers’ professional traits from the point of view of the significance which human capital and investment in this capital hold in contemporary times. It follows from the analyses, which were carried out, that the dire need for taking up actions with the aim to shape lawyers appears one of the most vital tasks. This requires taking into account visible trends in the changing job market. Another aspect results from the need for multilevel qualifications and conditions behind lawyers’ actions and their decisions. Thus, colleges of higher education which educate prospective lawyers, as well as lawyers’ corporations, are confronted by challenges of forming, in young people, features that are indispensable for them to be valuable lawyers and not only executors of simple activities. The author points to the fact that lawyers need shaping because, among others, during their whole social lives and realization of professional tasks their personality traits and potential related to communication will constantly manifest through accepting and following or rejecting and opposing values, principles, reflexions, empathy, sensitivity, the farthest-fetched imagination, objectivism, cooperation, dialogue, distancing themselves from political disputes, etc. Students of the art of law should be characterized by a changed mentality, new vision of law – service to man, and realization of standards of law, as well as perception of the importance of knowledge, skills, attitudes and competences.

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