Transitions: Longitudinal Research Study
Transitions: Longitudinal Research Study
Background taken directly from Transitionsportal.ca - I am a proud Transitions Participant and was a Senior Adaptive Technology Assistant at Conestoga College 1999 - 2008 providing training to other students on Adaptive Technology and associated learning strategies.
Transitions follows the progress of over 200 persons with learning disabilities who have graduated from post-secondary and are moving into the workforce and further studies. Transitions longitudinal study is an outcome of the pilot projects funded by the former Learning Opportunities Task Force (LOTF), an arm's length agency of the Ontario Government. LOTF was established in the 1997 Ontario budget, with a mandate:
- To improve the transition of students with specific learning disabilities from secondary school to post secondary education, and
- To enhance the services and supports that students with learning disabilities receive within the post-secondary educational sector to enable them to complete their education successfully.
The Task Force was chaired by former Minister of Education, Dr. Bette Stephenson, who introduced the 1980 amendment to the Education Act, commonly known as Bill 82, and which dramatically changed special education in Ontario. LOTF was restructured in the spring of 2005 and its projects have since been integrated into the regular mandate of the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities.
Please visit the site for the full reports. However the Project has created a new newsletter which nicely highlights some of the project's findings.