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Wong, Jasin; Coster, Wendy J.; Cohn, Ellen S.; Orsmond, Gael I. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
There is a growing need to provide appropriate services to help students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) transition to employment. Limited research has investigated what aspects of support should be prioritized when preparing youth with ASD for employment. By conducting structural equation modeling using a nationally-representative dataset on…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, High School Students
Universities UK, 2023
Are some graduates going on to do non-graduate jobs? Evidence collected from interviews with universities careers services shows many have in fact seen an improvement in graduate employment -- specifically, in more graduates entering 'high skilled professions' and unemployment rates going down. Many universities have implemented a mandatory work…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, College Graduates, Employment Services
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Smith, Sally; Taylor-Smith, Ella; Smith, Colin F.; Webster, Gemma – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2018
This study followed recent computing graduates into the workplace and explored their undergraduate experiences of work placements and subsequent impact on graduate employment. Whilst studying at one of 14 Scottish universities, participants (n=99) had registered interest in a student placement. Factors influencing the ability to secure a placement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Job Placement, Computer Science
Hewitt, Rachel – Higher Education Policy Institute, 2020
In recent years there has been an increased focus on students' transitions out of university and into the workplace. Policy changes have included the development of the Teaching Excellence Framework, the new "Graduate Outcomes" survey and the tracking of graduate salaries through the Longitudinal Educational Outcomes dataset. This report…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Employment Potential, Education Work Relationship
Adams, Chithra; Kleinert, Harold; Sheppard-Jones, Kathy; Corbin, Amanda; Bishop, Malachy – Human Development Institute, 2017
Young adults with disabilities face multiple challenges in obtaining successful post-school employment outcomes. This situation has remained relatively unchanged despite nearly 25 years of federal attention to the issue, including mandated transition services and a series of additional significant legislative responses. KentuckyWorks is a…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Severe Disabilities
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Chen, June L.; Sung, Connie; Pi, Sukyeong – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Young adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often experience employment difficulties. Using Rehabilitation Service Administration data (RSA-911), this study investigated the service patterns and factors related to the employment outcomes of individuals with ASD in different age groups. Hierarchical logistic regression analyses were conducted…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment Patterns
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June L. Chen; Geraldine Leader; Connie Sung; Michael Leahy – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Employment is fundamental to the well-being of individuals including those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The purposes of this review are to provide an overview of employment-related research in individuals with ASD and increase our understanding of the factors that affect the employment situation of this population. Topics explored are…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Literature Reviews, Trend Analysis
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Corbett, Michael; Tinkham, Jennifer – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2014
The position of small rural schools is precarious in much of rural Canada today. What is to be done about small schools in rural communities which are often experiencing population decline and aging, economic restructuring, and the loss of employment and services? We argue this issue is a classic "wicked" policy problem. Small schools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Small Schools, Rural Schools, School Closing
Migliore, Alberto; Butterworth, John; Zalewska, Agnes – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2012
In recent years, the number of children with a diagnosis of autism has substantially increased (Baio, 2012). There is a growing interest, therefore, in knowing more about their transition to employment as they reach adulthood. To address this question, the authors examined the national and state data from the vocational rehabilitation (VR) program…
Descriptors: Vocational Rehabilitation, Autism, Employment Patterns, Trend Analysis
Hollenbeck, Kevin; Huang, Wei-Jang – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2008
The Commonwealth of Virginia, as with other states, operates a panoply of programs whose objectives, either directly or indirectly, are to develop the state's workforce. Some programs enhance the skills of Virginians through training or formal education; whereas other programs, such as the Employment Service, attempt to facilitate the employment…
Descriptors: Human Capital, State Government, Employment Services, Employment Programs
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Degazon-Johnson, Roli – Perspectives in Education, 2007
This article offers a critical review and evaluation of the statutory environment in which recruitment agencies and businesses ply their trade in the United Kingdom (UK), with specific reference to the employment of overseas teachers. It focuses especially on teachers recruited from the Commonwealth over the period 1999-2005, a significant time…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment, Teacher Recruitment, Business
Mincy, Ronald B., Ed. – Urban Institute Press, 2006
Despite the overall economic gains in the 1990s, many young black men continue to have the poorest life chances of anyone in our society. Joblessness and low earnings among these less-educated young adults are contributing to reductions in marriage, increases in nonmarital childbearing, and a host of other social problems. In "Black Males…
Descriptors: Expertise, Employment Services, African Americans, Social Problems
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Kondo, Christopher T. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2009
This qualitative research study compares the experiences of 2 groups of executive job seekers--job club members and nonmembers--through thematic analysis of open-ended interviews. The findings indicated that job club members benefited from group learning, increased accountability, networking opportunities, emotional support, helping other members,…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Job Applicants, Administrators, Employment Patterns
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Ghilani, Mary E. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2008
The purpose of this study was to determine how well former employees at a television glass manufacturing plant were able to find employment in a new field of study following graduation from a local community college. The majority of participants were able to find reemployment, albeit at a lower salary. In addition, information was obtained…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Manufacturing, Graduates, Structural Unemployment
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Gowan, Mary A.; Lepak, David – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2007
The authors examined the relationship between an individual's human capital profile--knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics--and compensation before and after a job loss. The results of this study show that the types of human capital that predicted pre-job-loss salary differ from the types that predict reemployment salary. The…
Descriptors: Guidance, Human Capital, Longitudinal Studies, Labor Turnover