From 2003 to 2012, youth with disabilities showed greater school engagement and support use but became less likely to participate in some key transition activities¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2018 · checked against its sources 2026-10-17 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2023: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Over 2003-2012 there was greater engagement and use of school supports among youth with disabilities, but declining participation in some key transition activities. → Stephen Lipscomb 2018

Evidence¶

Stephen Lipscomb 2018¶

Stephen Lipscomb, Johanna Lacoe, Albert Y. Liu, Joshua Haimson. (2018). Preparing for Life After High School: The Characteristics and Experiences of Youth in Special Education. A Summary of Key Findings from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012. Washington, DC: Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee

q2 · i? · associational · r?

Decade-trend finding from the NLTS 2012 brief comparing 2003 and 2012 survey waves: "greater engagement and use of supports in school" among youth with disabilities, alongside lower participation in some key transition activities. No effect sizes are printed.

"Over the past decade (2003-2012) there has been greater engagement and use of supports in school among youth with disabilities, but they are less likely than in the past to participate in some key transition activities."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Access — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
• Learning Disabilities and Developmental Differences — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Youth with an IEP became more engaged in school and extracurricular activities over the past decade, with little change in grade retention, suspensions, and expulsions — related
• Over the past decade (2003–2012), high school youth with an IEP became more engaged in school and extracurricular activities — related
• Participation in key transition activities, including discussing transition plans with school staff and student employment during high school, declined over the decade — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Youth with an IEP are more likely than a decade ago to receive supports at school but less likely to receive them at home — related
• Among 2012 disability groups, youth with intellectual disability, autism, deaf-blindness, multiple disabilities, and orthopedic impairments were most at-risk in preparation for life after high school — related
• Grade retention, suspensions, and expulsions among youth with an IEP showed little change over the past decade — related
• NLTS 2012 is the third in a series of federally sponsored studies of youth with disabilities under IDEA — related
• Among students with an IEP, youth with emotional disturbance or an intellectual disability experienced more positive changes over the past decade than youth in other disability groups — a narrower finding that bears on this claim