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Preparation, Development, and Transition of Learning-Disabled Students for Workforce Success
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Williams, Donna Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Preparation, Development, and Transition of Learning-Disabled Students for Workforce Success. Donna Elizabeth Williams, 2011: Applied Dissertation, Nova Southeastern University, Abraham S. Fischler School of Education. ERIC Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Community Based Instruction, Academic Advising, Career Counseling, Career Planning. This…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Career Choice, Personality, Public Schools
Holland Personality Types among Learning Disabled and Nonlearning Disabled High School Students.
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Cummings, Rhoda W.; Maddux, Cleborne D. – Exceptional Children, 1987
Evaluation of vocational interests and personalities of 96 learning disabled high school students and 96 nonhandicapped peers using the Holland Self Directed Search found no significant differences between the groups. Results suggested a possible lack of occupational choices for learning disabled young people. (DB)
Descriptors: Career Choice, High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Personality Traits
Self-Administration and Scoring Errors of Learning Disabled and Non Learning Disabled Students on Two Forms of the Self-Directed Search.
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Cummings, Rhoda W.; Maddux, Cleborne D. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1987
The number and type of errors in self administration and scoring made on Holland's Self-Directed Search (SDS) and Self-Directed Search Form Easy (SDS-E) were examined. Subjects were 96 learning disabled and 96 non learning disabled high school students. All subjects made more errors on the SDS than on the SDS-E. Differences are discussed.…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, High School Students, High Schools, Learning Disabilities
Alternate Form Reliability of the Self-Directed Search-Form E.
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Maddux, Cleborne D.; Cummings, Rhoda E. – Career Development Quarterly, 1986
Sampled high school students (N=192) to determine whether the Self-Directed Search (SDS) and Self-Directed Search-Form Easy (SDS-E) are alternate forms for learning-disabled high school students. Found initial evidence that the SDS-E may be more appropriate than is the SDS for use with learning disabled high school students. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Guidance, High School Students, High Schools
The Suitability of Holland's Self-Directed Search for Non-Readers with Learning Disabilities or Mild Mental Retardation.
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Mattie, Harold D. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2000
An investigation explored the use of Holland's Self-Directed Search (SDS) by 185 readers and 152 non-readers (ages 14-21) with learning disabilities or mild mental retardation. The SDS was reliable for both readers and non-readers, able to validly measure preferences, and sensitive to preferences with respect to disability group membership.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Exploration, Career Planning, Learning Disabilities
Vocational Assessment of Learning Disabled Students Using the SDS-E.
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Winer, Jane L.; And Others – Research in Rural Education, 1988
Finds that Holland's Self-Directed Search--Form E was a feasible method of vocational assessment for 25 rural, learning disabled, secondary students when individual assistance was provided on request. Presents scores on six occupational environments and corresponding personality types, and relationships to students' reading level and measured…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Educational Research, Exceptional Persons, Learning Disabilities
The Use of the Self-Directed Search and the Self-Directed Search Form E with People with Learning Disabilities.
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Taymans, Juliana M. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
Two self-administered, self-scored, and self-interpreted career interest inventories used by adolescents and adults are described, the Self-Directed Search and its Form Easy, an adaptation for poor readers. The paper discusses test components, subtests, and theory; gender issues; interpretation; appropriateness; coding discrepancies; and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Career Choice, Career Guidance