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Title: Quality Assessment in Secondary Transition Mixed-Methods Research
Language: English
Authors: Kyle Reardon (ORCID 0000-0003-1992-9242), Wen Zeng (ORCID 0000-0002-3158-4913), Elisabeth L. Kutscher (ORCID 0000-0002-4609-1601), Valerie L. Mazzotti (ORCID 0000-0003-2616-8859), Sara L. McDaniel, Ashley Voggt, Jennifer L. Bumble (ORCID 0000-0002-1466-3046)
Source: Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals. 2026 49(1):21-34.
Availability: SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2026
Sponsoring Agency: Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) (ED/OSERS)
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) (ED/OSERS)
Contract Number: H326E200003
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Individualized Transition Plans, Secondary School Students, Students with Disabilities, Educational Research, Special Education, Check Lists
DOI: 10.1177/21651434251388970
ISSN: 2165-1434
2165-1442
Abstract: Since the 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, the field of secondary transition has focused on advancing the quality of special education research to ensure students with disabilities are provided instruction to improve both in-school and postschool outcomes. Mixed-methods research (MMR), which integrates qualitative and quantitative approaches, can provide unique insights into postsecondary outcomes for students with disabilities, but recommendations related to quality indicators for mixed-methods (QIMM) research in special education could be improved by offering explicit guidelines. Therefore, the purpose of this discussion article is to present a refined version of the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: the Collaborative's (NTACT:C) QIMM Checklist as a useable tool for researchers, editors, and policymakers for guiding the design of high-quality MMR in the field of secondary transition. We provide an overview of revisions to the checklist, exemplars of MMR studies that met MMR-specific items on the QIMM Checklist in secondary transition, and recommendations for using the checklist and supporting and facilitating MMR in the field of secondary special education and transition.
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