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Download full textHalpern, Andrew S. – 1972
In an investigation of the impact of prevocational training on employment status, two groups (N=49 and 59) of educable retarded former pupils in Oregon work experience programs were interviewed. Results indicated that the Ss' unemployment rates (20 percent and 46 percent were comparable to an adjusted rate for 16- to 21-year-old members of the…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Employment Potential, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedHalpern, Andrew S. – Exceptional Children, 1992
The 1980s movement for improved transition of handicapped youth from school to work is considered in light of similar previous movements: (1) the career education movement of the 1970s and (2) the work/study movement of the 1960s. The influence of broad social issues (such as educational reform) on outcomes for the transition movement is stressed.…
Descriptors: Career Education, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
Halpern, Andrew S.; And Others – 1972
Discussed is phase 3 of a longitudinal research study evaluating Oregon's work-study programs for educable retarded secondary school students along the following dimensions: student characteristics, curriculum content and school experiences, work placement, instructional objectives of 26 work coordinators and evaluative instruments of short-term…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research, Graduate Surveys
