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Direct linkWashington, Andre Lamont – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined how desktop virtual reality environment training (DVRET) affected state anxiety and vocational identity of vocational rehabilitation services consumers during job placement/job readiness activities. It utilized a quantitative research model with a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design plus some qualitative descriptive…
Descriptors: Simulated Environment, Computer Simulation, Job Placement, Vocational Rehabilitation
Thew, Jodi Nicole – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Traditional high schools do not prepare students with disabilities to transition to employment after graduation as successfully as they prepare their peers without disabilities. Work experience can be a meaningful part of the transition process, though finding work placements in rural areas can be difficult. This qualitative study examined what…
Descriptors: Employment, Disabilities, Social Change, Rural Schools
Ramos-Olszowy, Lorraine Florence – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This applied research project was developed to examine the social value return of investment (SV-ROI) of a community rehabilitation provider (CRP) in order to identify services that may optimize employment outcomes, better understand the associated factors affecting the employment outcomes and retention, and explore how vocational rehabilitation…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation, Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment Services, Disabilities
Pebdani, Roxanna Nasseri – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Youth with disabilities face significant barriers in achieving positive post-high school outcomes, particularly when transitioning out of high school and entering the workforce, a problem that has been documented and studied by many researchers. The impact of previous work experience has long been viewed as related to positive outcomes when youth…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Job Layoff, Barriers, Transitional Programs
O'Sullivan, Deirdre Elizabeth Mary – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The current demands of the global economy has led to an increased focus on personality and behaviors as they relate to employment outcomes for the rising number of people living with disabilities and chronic illness. There are a number of well-established and validated theories, models, and instruments that have been implemented to improve work…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Measures (Individuals)
Matrundola, Lisa A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study investigated the services provided to students' participating in career preparation programs (e.g., career counseling, mentoring, apprenticeships, work-based learning, or GED programs) provided by the Massachusetts One-Stop Career Centers. A study conducted by the President's Task Force for Disadvantaged Students (2003) found that…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Mentors, Job Placement, Disadvantaged Youth
