A coordinated set of activities for a student with a disability that is designed to be within a results oriented process that is focused on improving academic and functional achievement of the student with a disability to facilitate the student’s movement from school to post-school activities, including: post-secondary education, vocational education, integrated employment, supported employment, continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation. It is based on the student’s needs and takes into account the student’s strengths, preferences, and interests and includes instruction, related services, community experiences, development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives and if appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and provision of a functional vocational assessment [300.43(a)(2)].
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Examining the Adult Learning in “Giving Back” Initiatives
Rochell R. McWhorter (The University of Texas at Tyler, USA), Mark Owens (The University of Texas at Tyler, USA), Joanna Neel (The University of Texas at Tyler, USA), Jessica A. Rueter (The University of Texas at Tyler, USA), and Gina M. Doepker (The University of Texas at Tyler, USA)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 28
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1306-4.ch018
Abstract
Service-learning has been identified as a high-impact, experiential teaching practice by the Association of American Colleges and Universities. This chapter examines how service-learning (SL) initiatives at one public institution of higher education allowed students opportunities to give back to their community while gaining valuable adult learning experiences. Three cases are presented describing how graduate and undergraduate students (N=229) enrolled in one of four courses (Political Science, Special Education, Early Elementary Education, and Business) incorporated a service-learning component for relevant and purposeful adult learning outcomes. Following the presentation of each of these cases of service-learning, a cross-case analysis and key terms and definitions are offered.