Creative Education, 2019, 10, 1802-1812
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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2019.108129 Aug. 7, 2019 1802 Creative Education
The Implementation of Transition Programme
for Students with Learning Disabilities in
Malaysia
Mohd Syazwan Zainal, Harwati Hashim
Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bandar Baru Bangi, Malaysia
Abstract
This case study was conducted to look into the implementation of transition
programme for students with learning disabilities in the special education in-
tegration programmes. This study employed qualitative research design in-
volving three special education teachers in a school located in a city in Malay-
sia and data were obtained through interviews. The findings show that a suc-
cessful transition programme in the school covers various levels. Vocational
training is also provided to pupils to prepare them for career training. This
study also found that there is a cooperative relationship between school ad-
ministrators, families, institutions of higher learning and employers who are
willing to cooperate in providing transitional programmes to students with
learning disabilities. The discussion and recommendations of future studies
are described further in the writing of this article.
Keywords
Students with Learning Disabilities, Special Education, Career Transition,
Vocational Training, Collaboration
1. Introduction
Since the 1980s, studies have found that there is an incredible amount that is
achieved by individuals with learning disabilities in obtaining employment after
completing schooling. US Commission on Civil Rights (1983) found that 75% of
adults with learning problems across the United States were unemployed. Other
studies have found similar results (Hasazi, Gordon, & Roe, 1985; Kiernan &
Stark, 1989; Wehman, Kregel, & Seyfarth, 1985; Wehman, Kregel, & Barcus,
1985). Therefore, in the 1990s policymakers began to pay more attention to the
How to cite this paper: Zainal, M. S., &
Hashim, H. (2019). The Implementation of
Transition Programme for Students with
Learning Disabilities in Malaysia. Creative
Education, 10, 1802-1812.
https://doi.org/10.4236/ce.2019.108129
Received: May 27, 2019
Accepted: August 4, 2019
Published: August 7, 2019
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