Title: The Promise of Liberal Learning: Creating a Challenging Postsecondary Curriculum for Youth with Intellectual Disabilities.
Authors: Carroll, Stuart Z.; Blumberg, E. Richard; Petroff, Jerry G.
Abstract: The article focuses on the postsecondary curriculum created by The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) to young people with intellectual disabilities in Trenton, New Jersey. The TCNJ is a state college and an undergraduate residential school with around 5,000 undergraduate students. Its aim is to create an inclusive community that could support young adults with disabilities through the development process of adulthood, as well as to offer them with competitive liberal education. Moreover, the institution acknowledges that the success of the students with intellectual disabilities in the postsecondary education, lies in a collaborative effort among faculty, students, administration, families and community resources.
Subjects: TRENTON (N.J.); NEW Jersey; COLLEGE of New Jersey; DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities; POSTSECONDARY education; UNDERGRADUATES; STATE universities & colleges; HUMANISTIC education; CURRICULUM; SPECIAL needs students
Publication: Focus on Exceptional Children, 2008, Vol 40, Issue 9, p1
ISSN: 0015-511X
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.17161/foec.v40i9.6878

The Promise of Liberal Learning: Creating a Challenging Postsecondary Curriculum for Youth with Intellectual Disabilities.

Carroll, Stuart Z.; Blumberg, E. Richard; Petroff, Jerry G.