ERIC Number: EJ374973
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Quality of Life for Individuals Who Are Labeled Mentally Retarded: Evaluating Competitive Employment versus Sheltered Workshop Employment.
Inge, Katherine J.; And Others
Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v23 n2 p97-104 Jun 1988
Twenty mentally retarded individuals placed in competitive employment were compared to a matched group in sheltered workshop settings concerning their quality of life. The competitively employed individuals experienced greater advancement; improved hand strength and weight control; and increased community participation, social vocational skills, fiscal responsibility, and financial outcomes. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Career Change, Citizen Participation, Compensation (Remuneration), Interpersonal Competence, Job Skills, Mental Retardation, Money Management, Physical Health, Promotion (Occupational), Quality of Life, Quality of Working Life, Sheltered Workshops, Vocational Rehabilitation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Competitive Employment; Supported Work Programs
