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| PREFACE |
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| USING THE COMPUTER DISK |
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CHAPTER 1 Conducting a Follow-Up Study |
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CHAPTER 2 Deciding What You Want To Know |
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High School Programs and Experiences |
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High School Transition Planning and Services |
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Perceptions of High School Experiences |
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Postschool Transition Services and Perceptions |
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CHAPTER 3 Identifying Participants for Your Survey |
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Drawing a Sample of Participants with Special Needs |
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Drawing a Sample of General Education Participants |
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Determining When To Conduct the Postschool Survey |
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Collecting Postschool Data from Participants |
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Replacing Nonparticipants |
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CHAPTER 4 Designing Your Survey Forms |
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High School Programs and Experiences |
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High School Transition Planning and Services |
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Perceptions of the High School Program |
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Postschool Transition Services and Perceptions |
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CHAPTER 5 Developing, Field Testing, Revising, and Administering Your Survey |
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Protecting the Rights of Your Participants |
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Developing an Interviewer Handbook |
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Field Testing and Revising Your Survey Form, Procedures, and Interviewer Handbook |
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Selecting and Training Interviewers |
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Administering Your Survey |
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CHAPTER 6 Using the Information You Have Gathered |
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Refer Back to What You Wanted To Know and Who Will Use the Information |
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Use the Results To Improve Your Program |
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APPENDIX A Notes to Program Evaluation Resource Person |
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Adding Response Values to Survey Forms |
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Assigning Response Values to Questions with Yes/No Checklist Formats |
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Selecting Appropriate Response Values for Related Questions |
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Adding Variable Names to Survey Forms |
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APPENDIX B Excerpts from Sample Interviewer Handbook Iowa Transition Project Interviewer Notes: Post-High-School Interviewer Form |
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A. Academic and Lifelong Learning |
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B. Daily Living and Money Management |
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C. Leisure and Social Interaction |
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APPENDIX C Examples of Follow-Up Study Reports |
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APPENDIX D Sample Table and Figures |
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