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Direct linkCarter, Erik W.; Trainor, Audrey A.; Ditchman, Nicole; Swedeen, Beth; Owens, Laura – Journal of Special Education, 2011
Although summer offers a natural context for adolescents to gain community-based work experience, little is known about the extent to which youth with disabilities are accessing these transition-related opportunities. We examined the summer employment experiences of 220 youth with high-incidence disabilities at two time points. Although more than…
Descriptors: Incidence, Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities, Behavior Disorders
Carter, Erik W.; Owens, Laura; Swedeen, Beth; Trainor, Audrey A.; Thompson, Christine; Ditchman, Nicole; Cole, Odessa – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
Although preparing youth with significant disabilities for future careers is a central focus of transition education, the task can be overwhelming for high school teachers and staff to tackle alone. Educators describe a number of common barriers to promoting youth employment, including the perceived inexperience of the student, the unwillingness…
Descriptors: Youth Employment, Speech Communication, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Carter, Erik W.; Swedeen, Beth; Trainor, Audrey A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
Summer provides valuable but often untapped opportunities for youth to explore or deepen their interests, preferences, and strengths; accrue valuable work-related skills and experiences; and establish connections to their communities. At the same time, it is clear that summer opportunities do not happen automatically for many youth with…
Descriptors: Employment, Work Experience Programs, Disabilities, Youth
Carter, Erik W.; Trainor, Audrey A.; Cakiroglu, Orhan; Swedeen, Beth; Owens, Laura A. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2010
Equipping youth with and without disabilities for the world of work has been the focus of ongoing legislative and policy initiatives. The authors examined the extent to which career development and vocational activities were available to and accessed by youth with severe disabilities or emotional and behavioral disorders attending 34 urban,…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, School Counselors, Educational Opportunities, Career Development
Carter, Erik W.; Trainor, Audrey A.; Ditchman, Nicole; Swedeen, Beth; Owens, Laura – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2009
Early work experiences have been advocated as an important avenue for equipping youth with disabilities with the skills, attitudes, opportunities, and aspirations needed to transition successfully to meaningful careers after high school. We examined the efficacy and social validity of a multicomponent intervention package--composed of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Education Work Relationship, Severe Disabilities, Work Experience
Trainor, Audrey A.; Carter, Erik W.; Owens, Laura A.; Swedeen, Beth – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2008
Although connecting youth with disabilities with early work experiences has emerged as a recommended practice in transition education, little is known about the extent to which the summer months might offer a meaningful context for providing such experiences. To understand the perspectives of special educators regarding promoting summer employment…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Special Education Teachers, Career Development, Youth Opportunities
