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postschool

postschool

5.2
The time after someone finishes school and starts adult life
  • noun
  • /ˌpoʊstˈskuːl/
translation icon : vida postescolar
  • Many students struggle to find meaningful employment during their postschool years, which can impact their long-term success.
  • postschool outcomes
  • postschool success
  • postschool transition

Examples

  • To improve postschool outcomes for students with disabilities, secondary transition skills must be aligned with the standards, curriculum, instruction, and service delivery.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Student participation in community experiences where they apply academic, social, or general work behaviors and skills is an evidence-based predictor of postschool success (Test et al., 2009).

    Academic text (2015)
  • Further, families provide a "bridge" from school to postschool life, as their support does not end upon high school graduation.

    Academic text (2015)
  • For a student who is in middle or high school, the MAPS process might include questions relevant to postschool transition.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Parents were concerned with the extent to which schools prepared students for the transition to middle and high school, and from high school to postschool settings.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Grade levels and ages of the participants in research studies ranged from prekindergarten to kindergarten through Grade 12 to postschool age.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Based on the results of this review, evidence-based in-school predictors of postschool outcomes were identified (National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center, 2013).

    Academic text (2015)
  • Parental involvement, as defined by active and knowledgeable participation in all aspects of transition planning, has been found to be an evidence-based predictor of postschool employment success (Test et al., 2009).

    Academic text (2015)
  • For example, Test et al. (2009) conducted a systematic review of the secondary transition correlational literature to identify in-school predictors of improved postschool outcomes for students with disabilities.

    Academic text (2015)
  • For students with disabilities, results matter—and are measured by the improvement of both academic and functional skills that facilitate transition from school to postschool activities (Li, Bassett, & Hutchinson, 2008).

    Academic text (2013)

Surface Forms

postschool singular
postschools plural

Morphology

postschool = school (transparent) = post + school

The formation uses the clear temporal prefix 'post-' with 'school' to indicate the period or activities after formal schooling.

Etymology

Postschool joins post- 'after' and school to name the time or period of life after formal schooling, so the 'postschool' years are the years after you finish school when you start work or travel.