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Zawacki, Jessica M. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The number of direct support professionals (DSPs) needed to support the increasing numbers of adults diagnosed with autism within the United States continues to grow exponentially. DSPs receive minimal training and often fail to generalize the training they have received, which can directly lead to poor learning outcomes for the adults they serve.…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Employees, Training
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June Alexander; Sandra Gendera; Sally Robinson; Karen R. Fisher; Kellie Howe – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2024
Background: Traineeships have been proven to be beneficial vocational pathways for people with intellectual disability however to date the on-the-job training provision associated with traineeships has not been well documented. Method: This study describes components of on-the-job training provided to eight people, most with intellectual…
Descriptors: On the Job Training, Intellectual Disability, Aging (Individuals), Older Adults
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Gauthier, Thomas – Career and Technical Education Research, 2020
This qualitative study explores the efficacy of community college career and technical education programs through employer perspectives. Participants for this study were cultivated from a variety of industries and disciplines. Predominant themes that emerged from this study include education, authentic experience, the value of career and technical…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Community Colleges, Vocational Education, Program Effectiveness
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Almalki, Saeed – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Project SEARCH is a unique program for young adults with intellectual disabilities to transition from high school to work. This program teaches individuals with intellectual disabilities (interns) job skills in an inclusive work environment, such as a hospital. The purpose of the study is to understand the involvement and perceptions of supported…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Intellectual Disability, Supported Employment, Job Skills
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Alkema, Anne – Journal of Learning for Development, 2020
This paper outlines the scale of the adult literacy and numeracy issue in New Zealand and describes a policy intervention designed to upskill employees in workplaces to help resolve the issue for them. This is the Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (WLN) Fund, which enables around 7000 employees a year to complete a 25- to 80-hour learning programme,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy, Numeracy, Job Skills
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Harsma, Elizabeth A. – Hispania, 2017
A possible model for future graduate education, the Spanish for the Professions, Master of Science program, which some may consider a terminal degree, was designed to meet the growing need for employees with a high-level of Spanish language proficiency and cultural competency. This exploration of the fully online Spanish for the Professions…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Instruction, Masters Programs, Language Proficiency
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Gentry, Tony; Kriner, Richard; Sima, Adam; McDonough, Jennifer; Wehman, Paul – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are versatile task organizers that hold promise as assistive technologies for people with cognitive-behavioral challenges. This delayed randomized controlled trial compared two groups of adult workers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to determine whether the use of an Apple iPod Touch PDA as a vocational…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Handheld Devices, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Johnson, Brenda Webb – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Emotional intelligence (EI) has not been studied extensively within the Veterans' Health Administration (VHA). The VHA is the largest healthcare organization in America with over 360,000 employees and the organization invests heavily in competency development. The Tampa VA is a level 1 facility with over 5,000 employees in the Tampa Bay area. The…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Job Skills, Skill Development, Job Training
Nasser, Geri L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study set out to describe the change in skills of special education students from the perspective of their coworkers at work-based transition sites. The study describes the perspective of 25 coworkers who work with students with disabilities in work-based programs within Riverview Intermediate Unit. The data was collected through open-ended,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education, Transitional Programs, Workplace Learning
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Mann, Anthony; Rehill, Jordan; Kashefpakdel, Elnaz T. – Education Endowment Foundation, 2018
This study, commissioned by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), is designed to review current evidence on the most effective ways in which employers can support schools to improve pupil educational and economic outcomes. It is a study in three parts. It aims, first, to conceptualise employer engagement in education as a strategic tool,…
Descriptors: Employers, School Business Relationship, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
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Menon, Maria Eliophotou – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2013
The paper investigates the views of employers and stakeholders in Cyprus regarding the effect of training on productivity in their organisation. Qualitative research was used to collect information from 26 individuals who represented different types of employers (public sector institutions, semi-government institutions, small and large private…
Descriptors: Productivity, Attitude Measures, Employees, Stakeholders
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Beausaert, Simon A. J.; Segers, Mien S. R.; Gijselaers, Wim H. – Vocations and Learning, 2011
Today, organizations are increasingly implementing assessment tools such as Personal Development Plans. Although the true power of the tool lies in supporting the employee's continuing professional development, organizations implement the tool for various different purposes, professional development purposes on the one hand and promotion/salary…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Professional Development, Employees, Job Skills
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Devlin, Patricia – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
The impact of the Self-Determined Career Development Model (hereafter called the Self-Determined Career Model) on the job performance of four adults with moderate intellectual disability employed in competitive work settings was examined. Employees learned to set work-related goals, develop an action plan, implement the plan, and adjust their…
Descriptors: Employees, Mental Retardation, Job Performance, Employment
Hanson, Bruce J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The aim or purpose of this study was to statistically determine whether there were significant differences in obtaining employment and wages after training provided by East Mississippi Community College (EMCC). The training was specifically provided to employees of Sara Lee Corporation, LLC, after the massive layoff when the company closed its…
Descriptors: Wages, Employment Level, Training, Program Effectiveness
Harrison, J. Kline; Brower, Holly H. – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2011
Over the last decade the number of students studying abroad has increased 150% to more than a quarter of a million. The programs in which these students participate are no longer seen as simply a campus extension of academic exercise, but as an overall educational experience that develops holistic life skills in the participants. Through their…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness, Student Development
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