NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Building Employment Training Partnerships between Vocational Rehabilitation and Community Colleges
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lindstrom, Lauren E.; Flannery, K. Brigid; Benz, Michael R.; Olszewski, Brandon; Slovic, Roz – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2009
This article examined the implementation of an occupational skills training partnership developed between the Oregon Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services and four local community colleges. Case study methods were used to describe the pattern of services provided to rehabilitation consumers and document the resulting changes in the…
Descriptors: Job Placement, Community Colleges, Vocational Rehabilitation, Individualized Instruction
School-to-Work Opportunities for All Students: A Position Statement of the Division on Career Development and Transition.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Benz, Michael R.; Kochhar, Carol A. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1996
This position paper reviews federal efforts to improve transition opportunities for youth with disabilities, including the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994. It supports the value of school-to-work concepts and principles but stresses the necessity of providing adequate safeguards and supports in state plans and local programs and…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation
Vocational and Transition Services Needed and Received by Students with Disabilities during Their Last Year of High School.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Benz, Michael R.; Halpern, Andrew S. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1993
This paper describes the vocational programs and transition planning services needed and received by 553 students with and without disabilities during their last year of high school in Oregon and Nevada. Results are discussed in terms of regular and specialized vocational instruction, school-sponsored work experience, vocational skills…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Practices, Emotional Disturbances