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Carter, Erik W.; Trainor, Audrey A.; Ditchman, Nicole; Owens, Laura – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2011
Despite the potential contributions of adolescent employment to postschool success, many youth who experience emotional and behavioral difficulties (EBD) do not access these opportunities. This intervention study examined the effects of a package of strategies designed to increase access to summer work experiences. Fifty-seven youth with EBD from…
Descriptors: Intervention, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Problems, Employment Opportunities
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Baer, Robert M.; Daviso, Alfred W., III; Flexer, Robert W.; Queen, Rachel McMahan; Meindl, Richard S. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2011
This study examined the outcomes of 409 students with mental retardation or multiple disabilities from 177 school districts in a Great Lakes state. These students with intellectual disabilities were interviewed at exit and 1 year following graduation. The authors developed and tested three regression models--two to predict full-time employment and…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Predictor Variables, Transitional Programs
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Thompson, James R.; Fulk, Barbara M.; Piercy, Sheryl Wernsing – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2000
Information recorded on Transition Planning Guides was compared with the perceptions of 22 students with learning disabilities and their parents regarding postsecondary goals and anticipated support needs. Findings indicate little relationship between the postsecondary outcomes and support needs recorded and those expressed by students and parents…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Transition Plans, Interviews
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Colley, Debra A.; Jamison, Doris – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1998
This follow-up study interviewed 720 former special-education students nine months after exiting New York schools for employment, postsecondary education, and community living outcomes. Results indicate special-education program components contributing to success included work experiences, occupational education, transition planning, and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys