ERIC Number: EJ1129563
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Mar
Pages: 12
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Predictors of Competitive Employment for Students with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities
Southward, Julie D.; Kyzar, Kathleen
Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, v52 n1 p26-37 Mar 2017
The purpose of this literature review was to examine transition related activities that are associated with securing competitive employment upon graduation from high school for transitioning youth with I/DD. Studies included in this review met the following required criteria: (a) participants were transition-aged individuals with I/DD and (b) studies examined competitive employment outcomes after exiting transition services. Across all 13 studies, we identified a total of seven unique transition-related predictors of post-secondary competitive employment for people with I/DD. These included: (a) paid employment while attending high school, (b) vocational skills instruction, (c) family expectations, (d) high school completion, (e) Individual Educational Plan (IEP) goals relating to competitive employment, (f) self-determination, and (g) participating in postsecondary education. Results of this literature review inform practice and research regarding transition to employment for students with I/DD.
Descriptors: Employment Level, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Adolescents, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education, Predictor Variables, Student Employment, High School Students, Vocational Education, Family Influence, High School Graduates, Individualized Education Programs, Goal Orientation, Self Determination, Literature Reviews
Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://daddcec.org/Publications/ETADDJournal.aspx
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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