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Peer reviewedSitlington, Patricia L.; Frank, Alan R. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1993
This study investigated adult adjustment of male and female graduates with mental disabilities out of school for three years. Year three data indicated that males and females had achieved comparable rates of full-time competitive employment, but females were falling behind in hourly wages. From years one to three, there were positive shifts in…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Adults
Download full textSitlington, Patricia L.; Frank, Alan R. – 1993
This study investigated the adult adjustment of randomly selected students with learning disabilities in the classes of 1984 and 1985, 1 and 3 years after they exited Iowa high schools. A total of 939 students were interviewed 1 year out of high school, of which 784 were also interviewed 3 years out of school. Results are reported in terms of: (1)…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Education Work Relationship, Employment, Followup Studies
Sitlington, Patricia L.; Frank, Alan R. – 1989
This study investigated the adult adjustment (1 year after leaving school) of 615 people with mental disabilities who had graduated from special education programs in Iowa in 1985 and 1986, as well as 62 dropouts who began in the same classes. Current living situation, leisure activities, and marital status were studied, with a special emphasis on…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Education Work Relationship, Followup Studies, High School Graduates
Sitlington, Patricia L.; And Others – 1991
The parents of 14 Iowa individuals with severe/profound mental disabilities were interviewed 1 and 3 years after their sons/daughters graduated from or "aged out" of high school. Two categories of information were sought concerning the adult adjustment of these individuals: (1) general status variables including marital status, place of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Employment, High Schools, Income
Sitlington, Patricia L.; And Others – 1990
This study investigated the adult adjustment one year after leaving school of 130 individuals with behavioral disorders who graduated from Iowa special education programs in 1985 and 1986; the adult adjustment of 70 dropouts was also investigated. Adjustment areas examined included: living arrangements, leisure activities, mechanisms used to cope…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Disorders, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship
Sitlington, Patricia L.; And Others – 1990
This study investigated the adult adjustment of a statewide random sample of 737 Iowa individuals with learning disabilities, 59 individuals labeled behaviorally disordered, and 142 individuals labeled mentally disabled, all graduates of special education resource teaching programs. Results are reported in terms of: (1) general status information,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Disorders, Employment Level, Graduate Surveys
Sitlington, Patricia L.; And Others – 1991
This study investigated the adult adjustment of students with mental disabilities in high-school graduating classes of 1984 and 1985, 1 and 3 years after they exited high school. Two hundred sixty students from the class of 1984 were interviewed 1 year out of high school; 166 from this same class were interviewed 3 years out of school. Three…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship, Employment Experience, Employment Level
