Careers for Students with Special Educational Needs : Perspectives on Development and Transitions From the Asia-Pacific Region

"This book addresses in detail a range of issues in connection with preparing individuals with disabilities or other special needs for gaining employment and planning a career path beyond school. It presents strategies for personnel preparation, parent education, effective programs for career development and transitions, policies and policy research, and useful tools for assessment and intervention. The clear explanations of essential theories, research findings, policies, and practices for career development ensure that readers gain a deeper understanding of all the issues involved. Most importantly, they will learn several strategies that can be used to prepare students for employment within global and Asia-Pacific regional contexts."-- prové de l'editor Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Career Development Policy Strategies for Supporting Transition of Students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (V. Scott H. Solberg, Jennifer Lillis, Weiran Zhang, Judith L. Martin)....Pages 3-16 Career Development of Students with Intellectual Disability: A Systems Theory Perspective (Mary McMahon, Monica Cuskelly)....Pages 17-29 Considering the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Preparation of Learners with and without Disabilities (James D. Basham, Kyounggun Han, Ling Zhang, Sohyun Yang)....Pages 31-46 Webs of Supportive Relationships: A Positive Youth Development Approach to Career and Workforce Development with Risk-Immersed Youth (Sean K. Flanagan, Jonathan F. Zaff, Shannon M. Varga, Max Margolius)....Pages 47-65 Career Development of Twice-Exceptional Individuals: Present and Future Issues (Jae Yup Jung)....Pages 67-79 Front Matter ....Pages 81-81 Strategies to Promote Effective Secondary Special Education and Transition Content into Teacher Preparation Coursework (Kendra L. Williams-Diehm, Amber E. McConnell, Mindy Lingo, Belkis Choiseul-Praslin)....Pages 83-97 Training Teachers to Become Effective Life Design ‘Agents of Change’: Suggestions and Directions for Future Actions (Lea Ferrari, Teresa Maria Sgaramella)....Pages 99-113 Social Workers’ Strategies for Supporting Career Transition for Disadvantaged Girls with SEN: A Hong Kong Case Study of a Class in Digital Drawing (Victor Wong, Toby C. Y. Yip)....Pages 115-125 The Power of Parent Education: Transition Planning for Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities (Lusa Lo)....Pages 127-139 Front Matter ....Pages 141-141 Creating New Narratives to Give Hope and Optimism to At-Risk Students in Singapore: A Case for Vocational Guidance and Career Counselling Intervention (Jenn Yeoong Leong)....Pages 143-159 Views of Parents on a Career and Life Planning Program for Junior Secondary Students with Special Educational Needs: A Qualitative Study in Hong Kong (Yiu Bun Chung, Mantak Yuen)....Pages 161-175 Career Guidance for Gifted Students in Hong Kong (Joe Y. C. Tsui, Mantak Yuen)....Pages 177-187 Career Guidance for High School Students with Specific Learning Difficulties: Hong Kong Perspective (Flora S. Y. Yau, Mantak Yuen)....Pages 189-202 Career Guidance for Students with Special Educational Needs in New Zealand (David Mitchell, Colin Gladstone)....Pages 203-215 Improving Transition-Focused Education for Students with Special Educational Needs: An Australian Approach (Wendi Beamish, Denis Meadows, Mike Davies, Annalise Taylor)....Pages 217-232 Support for Students with Special Educational Needs in Universities in Hong Kong: An Overview of the Issues (Beina L. F. Chan, Patcy P. S. Yeung)....Pages 233-248 School-to-Work Transition: Support for Students with Moderate-to-Severe Special Educational Needs in Singapore (Meng Ee Wong, Suet Ling Chong, Herk Low Ng)....Pages 249-260 Front Matter ....Pages 261-261 Transition Assessment and Goal Generator (TAGG): Useful Tool to Assess Non-academic Skills (Amber E. McConnell, Kendra L. Williams-Diehm, Tracy Sinclair, Andrea Suk, Donna Willis)....Pages 263-281 Utilising Screen Reader to Support the Transitions of Learners with Visual Impairment (Kevin Shing-Chi Chan, Allan H. K. Yuen, Patcy P. S. Yeung, Fay Wong)....Pages 283-299 Life Design, Inclusion, and Sustainable Development: Constructs, Dimensions and New Instruments to Stimulate a Quality Future Design for All (Sara Santilli, Ilaria di Maggio, Maria Cristina Ginevra, Laura Nota, Salvatore Soresi)....Pages 301-312 Assessing Career Life Skills Self-efficacy of Students with Special Educational Needs: A Comparative Study in Hong Kong (Lan Yang, Mantak Yuen, Hui Wang, Zhuoying Wang, Kuen Fung Sin)....Pages 313-326