The transition of young people with learning disabilities to employment: what works?

S Beyer, A Kaehne - Journal on Developmental Disabilities, 2008 - research.edgehill.ac.uk
Significant barriers have been identified in the transition from school and college to
employment among young persons with learning disabilities (LD), though factors that …

The role of special education in LD adolescents' transition from school to work

CM Okolo, P Sitlington - Learning Disability Quarterly, 1986 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite increasing interest in the transition of handicapped youth from school to
postsecondary training and employment, available data indicate that few secondary-school …

Differences in transitional needs of high school students with and without learning disabilities

CA Dowdy, JK Carter… - Journal of Learning …, 1990 - journals.sagepub.com
Studies investigating the post-high-school vocational status of individuals with disabilities
have frequently found that these individuals are more likely to be unemployed …

The positive force of vocational education: Transition outcomes for youth with learning disabilities

RB Evers - Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1996 - journals.sagepub.com
Successful transitions to postsecondary settings are associated with such adult outcomes as
continuing education, independent living, and employment. The purpose of this article is to …

Carer perspectives on the transition of young people with learning disabilities to employment

A Kaehne, SR Beyer - Journal on Developmental Disabilities, 2008 - orca.cardiff.ac.uk
The paper reports the views of carers on transition to employment, college or other services
for young people with learning disabilities (LD). The research draws on interviews with 87 …

Road to success: Helping young adults with learning disabilities plan and prepare for employment

DR Johnson, DF Mellard… - Teaching Exceptional …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Collaboration and Transition of the youth reported holding several jobs for only brief periods:
27% of youth with disabilities held a job for 2 months or less, 35% held employment for only …

[PDF][PDF] Trends in employment among out-of-school youth with disabilities

R D'Amico, J Blackorby - M. Wagner, 1992 - ERIC
The accumulating body of data on the transition experiences of youth with disabilities has
done much to improve our understanding of young people's early postschool work …

School-to-work transitions for youth with disabilities: A review of outcomes and practices

LA Phelps, C Hanley-Maxwell - Review of educational …, 1997 - journals.sagepub.com
This review examined employment and postsecondary education outcomes for youth with
disabilities leaving secondary schools, as well as studies of educational practices reporting …

Examining career transitioning among students with specific learning disabilities

C Eseadi, BM Diale - International Journal of Special …, 2023 - internationalsped.com
The career transitioning of students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) has not been
commendable. People with SLD are overrepresented in unskilled work and …

Vocational training for students with learning disabilities: A qualitative investigation

MJ Tomblin, KA Haring - Journal of Vocational Education and …, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
The plight of students with disabilities has been in the spotlight for several years now.
Recent legislation has made vocational training, including students with disabilities, a …