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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Effectiveness of Training for International Rehabilitation Counseling Graduates
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Alsaman, Marwa A. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2014
Purpose: To examine the experiences of international rehabilitation counseling graduates who had returned to their home countries or had moved to other countries to work. The study focused on their perceptions of the effectiveness of the training they had received in the United States. Method: A qualitative methodology was used to conduct the…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation Counseling, Counselor Training, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Students
Perceptions of Young Adult Central Nervous System Cancer Survivors and Their Parents Regarding Career Development and Employment
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Strauser, David R.; Wagner, Stacia; Chan, Fong; Wong, Alex W. K. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2014
Purpose: Identify barriers to career development and employment from both the survivor and parent perspective. Method: Young adult survivors (N = 43) and their parents participated in focus groups to elicit information regarding perceptions regarding career development and employment. Results: Perceptions of both the young adults and parents…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Cancer, Career Development, Employment Potential
Employer Practices in Improving Employment Outcomes for People with Disabilities: A Transdisciplinary and Employer-Inclusive Research Approach
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Barrington, Linda; Bruyère, M.; Waelder, Margaret – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2014
Objective: Share new knowledge about workplace practices related to employer success in hiring, retaining, and promoting people with disabilities, and promote use of findings to employers and service providers. Design: A transdisciplinary and multifaceted data gathering approach. Results: Provides an overview of the research approach taken and the…
Descriptors: Employment Practices, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities, Employment Potential
Disability-Inclusive Employer Practices and Hiring of Individuals with Disabilities
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Erickson, William A.; von Schrader, Sarah; Bruyère, M.; VanLooy, Sara A.; Matteson, S. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2014
Purpose: To determine what disability-inclusive policies and practices employers have in place and examine the relationship between these practices and the actual recruitment and hiring of persons with disabilities. Method: A survey 675 of human resources professionals who were members of the Society for Human Resource Management. Results: After…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Inclusion, Personnel Selection, Employment Practices
Employer Practices for Employment of People with Disabilities: A Literature Scoping Review
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Karpur, Arun; Vanlooy, Sara A.; Bruyère, M. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2014
Purpose: Research on employment for people with disabilities has focused on the perspectives of people with disabilities and service providers. Empirical evidence about employer practices and their outcomes would inform the development of more targeted interventions. Method: Scoping review was conducted of literature discussing employer-focused…
Descriptors: Employment Practices, Employer Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Literature Reviews
Perceived Barriers to Employment Success: Are There Differences between European American and African American VR Consumers?
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Zanskas, Stephen A.; Lustig, Daniel C.; Ishitani, Terry T. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2011
Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to investigate whether there were differences between European and African American vocational rehabilitation consumers' perceptions of the barriers they experience towards obtaining employment. A secondary purpose was to determine whether there were differences in these perceptions based upon gender…
Descriptors: Vocational Rehabilitation, Measures (Individuals), Employment, Educational Background