From School to Competitive Employment for Young Adults with Mental Retardation: Transition in Practice.

Wehman, Paul; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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From School to Competitive Employment for Young Adults with Mental Retardation: Transition in Practice.

Wehman, Paul; And Others

Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, v12 n2 p97-105 Fall 1989

The article presents an interim report on the progress of 39 mentally retarded students in a supported competitive employment training program implemented in 5 school systems and 3 geographical areas of Virginia. Among findings were that 74 percent of the students remained in their jobs longer than 6 months. (DB)

Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment Programs, Followup Studies, High Schools, Mental Retardation, State Surveys, Transitional Programs, Vocational Adjustment

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Virginia

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