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Direct linkShaw, Alexander; Gold, Deborah; Wolffe, Karen – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2007
This article describes the results in the employment domain of a larger study of the lifestyles of 328 Canadian youths, aged 15-21 and 22-30, 131 of whom were blind and 197 of whom had low vision. The youths completed a survey on their work-related experiences, including their current employment status and job-search strategies. In addition to…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Age, Education Work Relationship, Visual Impairments
Peer reviewedDoren, Bonnie; Benz, Michael R. – Journal of Special Education, 1998
This study examined factors associated with better employment outcomes for young people with disabilities, especially young women. Factors predicting better outcomes included having two or more job experiences while in high school and having used the self-family-friend network to find their postschool job. Some factors, such as low household…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employment Level, Employment Opportunities
PDF pending restorationMacLeod-Gallinger, Janet – 1984
The Secondary School Follow-Up Program provides a picture of the postsecondary activities and attainments of graduates of secondary schools for the deaf. Also provided is an ongoing look at graduates' activities for those classes graduating in 1963, 1973, 1979, 1981, and 1983. A total of 616 respondents completed questionnaires. Results indicate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, College Graduates, Deafness
Lidman, Russell M.; Weeks, Gregory C. – 2001
The Washington State welfare reform program WorkFirst is designed to move individuals from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) into the workforce. A critical question facing the program is how to assist participants in sustaining and advancing their employment. Three studies of those who exited the program measured multiple outcomes…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Dropout Characteristics, Employment Counselors, Employment Level
