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Welcome to Volume 37, Issue 3 of Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals. We hope you have had a great year and that you will find some time to relax with this issue and your favorite beverage during the coming holiday season. Although we are biased, we believe that you will find this issue’s articles of great interest.
We start with Papay and Bambara’s report of their analysis of the NLTS2 database to examine whether best practices are predictive of post-school outcomes. Their findings should prove useful to anyone interested in designing secondary transition programs to provide students with the best chance for post-school success. Next, Morgan, Callow-Heusser, Horrocks, Hoffmann, and Kupferman report the results of a study designed to identify essential competencies for transition teachers. Anyone interested in professional development in our field should be very interested in their findings. In the third article, Gaumer Erickson, Noonan, Brussow, and Gilpin report findings of their study designed to analyze the relationship between Indicators 13 and 14. Their findings indicate compliance may lead to improved outcomes. Fourth, Shogren, Kennedy, Dowsett, Villarreal, and Little present findings from their analysis of the NLTS2 database designed to examine the impact of race/ethnicity on the four essential characteristics of self-determination. Given the role of cultural diversity in the transition planning process, the findings of this study continue to shed light on this important topic. Finally, Luft presents findings from a national survey of programs providing transition services to deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Her findings have important implications for improving the provision of quality transition services to this population.
Finally, thank you to all our Consulting Editors and Guest Reviewers for all your hard work this year. In addition, we would like to extend a special “Thank You” to our reviewers of the year, who have submitted exceptional and timely reviews: Dr. Erik Carter, Dr. Valerie Mazzotti, and Dr. Audrey Trainor. We appreciate your time and effort. Happy Holidays to all!