Urban/Suburban Differences in Transition Services and Outcomes Among Students With Low-Incidence Disabilities

• In Event: Issues in Postsecondary Education

Abstract

Post high school outcomes for young adults with low-incidence disabilities remain distressingly poor compared to non-disabled students. However, no research has considered potential urban-suburban differences in transition services and outcomes, despite the long-acknowledged urban/suburban gap in student achievement and attainment. This study frames the question of urban/suburban differences in transition services and outcomes among students with low-incidence disabilities conceptually in terms of spatial segmentation by social status in metropolitan areas. It relies on propensity score matching procedures to reduce selection bias in the analysis of a large observational survey dataset (the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2) to predict the effect of urban/suburban differences in transition services on post high school outcomes for youth with low-incidence disabilities.

Authors

• Zachary A. McCall, University of Missouri - Kansas City

• Argun Saatcioglu, The University of Kansas

• Thomas M. Skrtic, The University of Kansas