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ERIC Number: EJ399155
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Reference Count: 0
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Translating Research into Classroom Practice: Workplace Independence for Students with Severe Handicaps.
Hughes, Carolyn; And Others
Teaching Exceptional Children, v22 n1 p50-53 Fall 1989
The article describes a process for use in high-school transition programs to promote student independence within the context of vocational training. Strategies described include: evaluating student independence in community-based settings, teaching student adaptability, and transferring control of student independence to work-related stimuli. A case study illustrates application of the process. (JDD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Education Work Relationship, High Schools, Job Skills, Severe Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Independence Training; Independent Behavior