@article{e4166d544fe0498db497f0b047ee5e64,
title = "Facilitating the transition from school to work: An empirically based prescription for handicapped youth",
abstract = "This article reports on a case study of a community-based agency that provided vocational services to handicapped youth and the experiences of personnel in two local school districts, following the implementation of an interagency agreement. From these experiences a prescription is offered for facilitating the transition from school to work.",
author = "Paula Allen-Meares",
note = "In response to this alarming social problem (e.g., lack ofappro-priate jobs, lack of community-based and public school vocational prog&~s, and long lists at adult service agencies) the federal go\:-ernment has taken the initiative in the provision of{\textquoteright}transitional services for special needs youth (McCarthy., Everson, Moon. & Barcus, 1985). Section 626 of the 1983 amendments to the Education of the Handicapped Act authorized Congress to spend 6.6 million dollars annually for funding of transition projects. These grants are made available to assist in the design and coordination of education, train-",
year = "1988",
doi = "10.1016/0190-7409(88)90002-3",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "10",
pages = "189--198",
journal = "Children and Youth Services Review",
issn = "0190-7409",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",
number = "3",
}