Department

Education

Document Type

Article

Publication Source

The Rural Educator

Publication Date

2016

Volume

37

Issue

3

First Page

45

Last Page

48

Abstract

Rural school districts face different challenges than urban and suburban districts. In fact, several Rural Systemic Initiatives (RSIs) have been established around the country to isolate and address rural school district issues (Harmon & Smith, 2012). In order to improve the effectiveness of transition services in rural schools, feedback from stakeholders in the process is vital. Directors of special education, specifically, must work to facilitate a quality and seamless process for transition despite challenges, and those working in rural settings may face additional obstacles. This study examines the perspectives of these front-line providers in order to begin to understand the difficulties that rural school districts, in particular, must overcome. The challenges and suggestions expressed by directors of special education impact the trajectory of improvements that need to be made in rural education transition services. These improvements will not only streamline processes for rural educators and staff involved in transition, but will ultimately benefit the families they serve.

Keywords

transition services, rural education, special education, educational administrators

Comments

This is the final published version of the article, also available at: http://epubs.library.msstate.edu/index.php/ruraleducator/article/view/364/354

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