KSU CGSE > Center for Innovation in Transition and Employment

Supporting quality lives for people with disabilities.

The Center for Innovation in Transition and Employment provides leadership in the College and Graduate School of Education and across the region for developing successful transition practices which lead to positive outcomes for people with disabilities. Organizationally, the Center administers transition personal development and demonstration grants and serves as an interdepartmental collaborative that supports interdisciplinary activities across special education, career and technical education, and rehabilitation. With almost twenty years of experience in providing interdisciplinary programs in transition, the Center developed many collaborative relationships for developing new and experienced teachers, coordinators, and leadership personnel. The Center houses several research and demonstration projects that serve as regional transition resources for youth and families, policy makers, and professionals. The Center provides a rich array of leadership activities to graduate students in which students use state-of-the-art practices learned in classes in a curriculum which combines theory and practice.

Preparing transition leaders
Graduate programs with an emphasis in transition are available at the masters and doctoral level. Collaborative and field-based personnel preparation are the hallmarks of projects which support full and part-time students with tuition waivers and stipends. Model transition programs provide field sites for instilling transition competencies.

Translating research into practice
Graduate programs of personnel development, outreach, research, and technical assistance focus on realizing the potential of the knowledge base in transition. Knowledge and issues from collaborating schools and agencies are used as context to test promising practices from the literature.

Promoting effective policies and programs
Dissemination and policy advocacy of Center projects and staff are geared to “getting the word out” and to work toward greater use of transition policies and practices that work. Materials, products, and research findings are designed and delivered in numerous formats to be user-friendly and have favorable impacts.

Kent State University
202 White Hall, Kent, OH 44242-0001
Telephone (330) 672-3833
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