ERIC Number: EJ817737
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1918-5227
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Work-Based Learning for Adolescents with Learning Disabilities: Creating a Context for Success
Versnel, Joan; Hutchinson, Nancy L.; Munby, Hugh; Chin, Peter
Exceptionality Education International, v18 n1 p113-134 2008
This paper describes cases of two adolescents with learning disabilities working in automotive repair businesses as part of a work-based education program. Neither adolescent was judged to have been successful by the workplace supervisors. The frameworks chosen for analyzing these cases draw upon recent work in self-determination, workplace learning, and negotiating accommodations for workers with disabilities. Data for the qualitative cases consist of interviews and detailed observations. Analysis, using a contextualist perspective, provides descriptions of the contexts for the two co-operative education placements and yields four themes that appear central to success in work-based education experiences for adolescents with learning disabilities: negotiating accommodations, routines, expectations, and preparation.
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Adolescents, High School Students, Auto Mechanics, Cooperative Education, Self Determination, On the Job Training, Accessibility (for Disabled), Context Effect, Student Experience, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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