Inclusion of students with disabilities in tertiary education and employment
Contributors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Series: Education and training policy; Education and training policy
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9789264097414; 9789264097650
Subjects: Youth with disabilities; Students with disabilities; Education (Higher); Employment; School-to-work transition
Description: This book examines the transition of young adults with disabilities from school to tertiary education and work. It analyzes the policy experiences of several OECD countries and identifies recent trends in access to education and employment as well as best transition policies and practices. It shows that access to tertiary education for young adults with disabilities has improved significantly over the past decade. However, despite the progress that has been made, the transition to tertiary education is still harder for young adults with disabilities than it is for other young adults. Students with disabilities are also less likely than their non-disabled peers to successfully complete their studies, or to access employment. The book also provides policy recommendations for governments and education institutions.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "The author of this report is Serge Ebersold"--P. 3.

Includes bibliographical references.

Full text available online to subscribers at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264097650-en
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Acknowledgements; title: Executive Summary; title: Post-school transitions for young adults with disabilities; title: Access to tertiary education is still challenging; title: Institutional strategies to support students with disabilities; title: The difficult transition from education to employment; title: Conclusions and Recommendations; title: Annex.