Assessment of needs for school-work transition of students with special needs: a collaborative research

Authors

  • Victor B. Álvarez Rojo Universidad de Sevilla
  • Carmen García Pastor Universidad de Sevilla

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/relieve.2.2.6330

Keywords:

Collaborative research, school-to-work transition, special needs students

Abstract

The authors present a collaborative research on school-to-work transition planning for special needs students. Two research objectives are stated: 1) elaborating employability profiles and 2) designing and evaluating a transition program to social and labour life. The target population is composed of 15 special needs students from the south west of Spain and from the south of Portugal. At present the researchers have reached the first objective; it has implied creating and evaluating an specific need assessment instrument: The Situational Evaluation Protocols. Main data collection techniques were non-structured and semi-structured interviews, observation and group discussion. Procedures for data analysis (analysis of community researches and school personnel opinions , analysis of data from Protocols) and the more important research findings are presented as well.

Author Biographies

Victor B. Álvarez Rojo, Universidad de Sevilla

Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación. Departamento D.O.E. y M.I.D.E. Universidad de Sevilla.

Carmen García Pastor, Universidad de Sevilla

Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación. Departamento D.O.E. y M.I.D.E. Universidad de Sevilla.

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