Bonnie Doren
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Grant
Identifying Mediating and Moderating Mechanisms to Address Outcomes Associated with Poverty for Adolescents with Disabilities: Secondary Analysis of Data from the National Longitudinal Study-2 (NLTS2)
Living in poverty during childhood can be predictive of lower school performance and increased likelihood of dropping out of school. Students with disabilities are twice as likely to be living in poverty as students without disabilities. However, little empirical research has explored the relationship between poverty and school/post-school outcomes focusing on students with disabilities. The research team will use extant data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2 (NLTS2) to inves...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R324A120408
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Project: PATHS (Postschool Achievement Through Higher Skills)
In 2004, the average yearly earnings for females with a high school diploma were 27 percent less than the average earnings of their male peers (U.S. Department of Education, 2006). This "gender gap" in earnings is even wider for young women with disabilities. Women with disabilities who are living independently are significantly more likely than men to be supporting themselves on less than $5,000 per year. Furthermore, one in eight women with disabilities also has a child to support (Wagner ...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R324B070038
Grant
Building Effective and Meaningful Individualized Education Programs for Secondary Aged Students
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 includes specific transition requirements for secondary students with disabilities as part of the Individualized Education Programs (IEP) process to promote movement from school to post-school activities, including post-secondary education, vocational education, integrated employment, continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation. Although there is a growing awareness of the transition-re...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R324B070039
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