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Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals (CDTEI) specializes in the fields of secondary education, transition, and career development for persons with documented disabilities and special needs. CDTEI focuses on the life roles of individuals as students, workers, consumers, family members, and citizens. Articles cover qualitative and quantitative research, scholarly reviews, and program descriptions and evaluations. View full journal description

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What Is Important for Autistic Students’ Post-School Transition? A Q-Sort Study With School Staff

  • Louise M. White PhD
  • Dawn Adams PhD
  • Kate Simpson PhD
  • Stephanie Malone PhD
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Promoting College Access for English Learners With Disabilities: Effect of Transition-Planning Components

  • Lynn A. Newman EdD
  • Lindsay E. Romano PhD
  • Audrey A. Trainor PhD
  • Harold Javitz PhD
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Cooking Up Success: Non-Immersive Virtual Reality to Teach Independent Living Skills

  • Emily C. Bouck PhD
  • Laura Norwine MEd
  • Jierui Li MS
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Teaching Spending and Saving to Increase Money Management Skills for Young Adults With Autism

  • Katherine G. Wheeler PhD
  • Alexis J. Favela PhD
  • Stephanie L. Hart EdD
  • Jennifer Hamrick PhD
  • Mary Kathryn Dillard MEd
  • Alyia A. Whitmire MEd
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Secondary Transition Predictors of Postschool Success: An Update to the Research Base

  • Valerie L. Mazzotti PhD
  • Dawn A. Rowe PhD
  • Stephen Kwiatek MS
  • Ashley Voggt PhD
  • Wen-Hsuan Chang MA
  • Catherine H. Fowler PhD
  • Marcus Poppen PhD
  • James Sinclair PhD
  • David W. Test PhD
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Interventions Focused on Independent Living Skills for Youth With Intellectual Disability or Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Ashley V. Taconet MAT
  • Allison R. Lombardi PhD
  • Joseph W. Madaus PhD
  • Tracy E. Sinclair PhD
  • Graham G. Rifenbark PhD
  • Mary E. Morningstar PhD
  • Shannon N. Langdon MEd
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Updating the Secondary Transition Research Base: Evidence- and Research-Based Practices in Functional Skills

  • Dawn A. Rowe PhD
  • Valerie L. Mazzotti PhD
  • Catherine H. Fowler PhD
  • David W. Test PhD
  • Vickie J. Mitchell PhD
  • Kelly A. Clark PhD
  • Debra Holzberg PhD
  • Tosha L. Owens PhD
  • Dana Rusher PhD
  • Rachel L. Seaman-Tullis PhD
  • Christina M. Gushanas PhD
  • Hannah Castle BS
  • Wen-Hsuan Chang PhD
  • Ashley Voggt PhD
  • Stephen Kwiatek PhD
  • Catie Dean MEd
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Mixed Methods Research in Secondary Transition: A Systematic Literature Review

  • Elisabeth L. Kutscher EdD
  • Valerie L. Mazzotti PhD
  • Sara L. McDaniel PhD
  • Wen Zeng PhD
  • Kyle Reardon PhD
  • Jennifer L. Bumble PhD
  • Ashley Voggt PhD
  • Ryan Harris MLIS
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Advancing Anti-Racism and Anti-Ableism in Transition: Equity-Oriented Indicators for Research

  • LaRon A. Scott EdD
  • Karrie A. Shogren PhD
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Interventions Focused on Independent Living Skills for Youth With Intellectual Disability or Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Ashley V. Taconet MAT
  • Allison R. Lombardi PhD
  • Joseph W. Madaus PhD
  • Tracy E. Sinclair PhD
  • Graham G. Rifenbark PhD
  • Mary E. Morningstar PhD
  • Shannon N. Langdon MEd
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Triad Transition Planning for Students Receiving Special Education and English Learner Services, Families, and Teachers

  • Lindsay E. Romano MS
  • Audrey A. Trainor PhD
  • Lynn A. Newman PhD
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Rural School Staff Roles in Career Development for Students With Disabilities: A Mixed Methods Study

  • Michele A. Schutz PhD
  • Erik W. Carter PhD
  • Hilary E. Travers PhD
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What Is Important for Autistic Students’ Post-School Transition? A Q-Sort Study With School Staff
  • Louise M. White
  • Dawn Adams
  • Kate Simpson
  • Stephanie Malone
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