Online ISSN: 2325-7466
2006
Triannual
National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
United States

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Adolescence: A Period of Transition

  • Leena Jo Landmark (Author) Texas A&M University image/svg+xml
    Leena Jo Landmark, Ph.D., is an Assistant Research Scientist at Texas A&M University. Prior to working in higher education, she was a secondary special education teacher for 7 1/2 years. Her research interests include special education transition, multicultural special education, universal design, and family involvement in special education processes.
  • Trina Geye (Author) Tarleton State University image/svg+xml
    Trina Geye, M.S., is the Director of Student Disability Services and Student Assessment Services and an Instructor of Psychology at Tarleton State University. Prior to her career in higher education, she worked with at risk youth and their families in a community setting. Her research interests include college student development, effective practices for working with at risk students, universal design, and faculty development.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.233
Abstract
Because of the important role secondary special educators have in the transition to adulthood of adolescents with disabilities, it behooves educators to have an understanding of human development. The lifespan perspective on human development is particularly relevant to transition planning. Individuals with a lifespan perspective believe development to be lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, and plastic (Baltes, Reese, & Lipsitt, 1980). By viewing transition planning through a lifespan developmental lens, educators are able to enhance the transition process and more comprehensively prepare their students with disabilities for adulthood. This article describes how the lifespan perspective impacts transition planning and provides an illustration of how a special education teacher can use this framework to develop a student’s transition portions of the Individualized Education Program.
Keywords
Teacher Role, Special Education Teachers, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Daily Living Skills
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How to Cite
Landmark, L. J., & Geye, T. (2014). Adolescence: A Period of Transition. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 9(1), 107-122. https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.233

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