New study about youth with disabilities
A new study about youth with disabilities: “Perceptions and Expectations of Youth With Disabilities. A Special Topic Report of Findings from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2” is available from the National Center for Education Statistics.
This report from the National Center for Special Education Research provides a picture of the self-representations and expectations of youth with disabilities, how they differ across disability categories and demographic groups, and how they compare with youth in the general population.
The National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2), funded by IES, was initiated in 2001 and has a nationally representative sample of more than 11,000 students with disabilities.
This report presents findings drawn primarily from telephone interviews or self-administered mail surveys collected from youth when they were ages 15 through 19. The report addresses questions such as how youth with disabilities describe their feelings about themselves and their lives, their secondary school experiences, their personal relationships, and their expectations for the future.
The full report in PDF format:
http://ies.ed.gov/ncser/pdf/20073006.pdf
Beth Haller, Towson University