Ecological Functions of Staff Interventions in a Workday Training Program.

Wetzel, Mary C.; Taylor, M. Jo

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ERIC Number: EJ434546

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Ecological Functions of Staff Interventions in a Workday Training Program.

Wetzel, Mary C.; Taylor, M. Jo

Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v26 n3 p232-42 Sep 1991

Analysis of videotapes of training procedures with 12 developmentally disabled adults in a horticultural day work program found an overall staff emphasis on selectively attending to workers' successful behavior with evidence of both efficiency and effectiveness of this approach. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Developmental Disabilities, Efficiency, Horticulture, Instructional Effectiveness, Interaction Process Analysis, Positive Reinforcement, Sheltered Workshops, Training Methods, Vocational Rehabilitation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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