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Ward, James; And Others – 1978
The paper reports on a followup study of the work adjustment of 43 mildly retarded adolescents who had undergone training in social and work skills at the Granville Work Preparation Centre in Australia. Among the findings were that 40% of the Ss had a history of full open employment, with no unemployment at all, since leaving the Center; that 21%…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Exceptional Child Research, Followup Studies, Foreign Countries
Miller, Harold R.; And Others – 1962
In order to examine the effectiveness of a token economy program, sheltered workshop attendance of chronic schizophrenics was investigated under the following conditions: response cost versus no response cost consequences for nonattendance; response cost and noncontingent token payment; and restricted versus unrestricted mobility during the no…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedGold, Marc W. – Mental Retardation, 1973
Twenty educable or trainable retarded adolescents and adults in three sheltered workshops, who worked either 1 or 3 hours per day for 10 days under a no-external reinforcement condition, assembled a 14-piece bicycle brake. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Exceptional Child Research, Job Skills
Guy, Barbara A.; Knowlton, H. Earle – Diagnostique, 1987
The case study of a young male adult with moderate to severe handicapping conditions used naturalistic inquiry procedures including interviews and observations of home, community, and employment settings. Decisions had been influenced by personal and cultural values of the participants and reflected a lack of informed choices, miscommunication,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Services, Decision Making, Family Environment
Wetzel, Mary C.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1991
An ecological study was made of persistent repetitious movements by 12 developmentally disabled adults in a horticultural day work program. Fewer dysfunctional patterns occurred during times when staff were actively teaching than when the trainee was isolated or resting. Results argued for teaching skills in terms of coordinated response…
Descriptors: Adults, Attention Control, Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities
Peer reviewedScotti, Joseph R.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1996
This study evaluated an HIV/AIDS education program provided to 31 employees of a sheltered workshop for persons with developmental disabilities. A survey of sexual activity supported the need for such a program. Comparison of pretest and posttest scores on an AIDS Risk Knowledge Test revealed an increase in knowledge that was related to the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Instructional Effectiveness
Dickens, Ben Harold – 1981
Mentally retarded persons in sheltered workshops in West Virginia were studied in order to determine their learning styles and how these learning styles related to the populations studied by Witkin and others. (Witkin classified learning styles as either field independent--i.e. task oriented--or field-dependent--i.e., oriented to the social…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests
Download full textWurtz, P. Robert – 1986
This annotated bibliography is a reference to over 220 publications that deal with the concepts of transitional employment and supported work. All of the documents may be borrowed from the Materials Development Center of the University of Wisconsin. The documents are listed in alphabetical order by author or institutional author. Each entry…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Job Placement
National Association for Retarded Citizens, Arlington, TX. – 1984
The position statement of the Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) addresses issues in the design and delivery of programs for persons with mental retardation. An introductory section presents basic principles and philosophies underlying services, including integration, human rights, equal rights, normalization, and the developmental model.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Civil Rights, Delivery Systems, Employment
Peer reviewedRiscalla, Louise – Journal of Rehabilitation, 1974
The author discusses some of the limitations of the use of sheltered workshops and behavior modification in vocational rehabilitation for the handicapped and promotes the possibility of on-the-job training as an alternative to sheltered workshops. (EA)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Foreign Countries, Individualized Programs, Nontraditional Education
Austin, James T. – Except Children, 1969
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, Exceptional Child Education, Instructional Improvement
Barklind, Kenneth S – Educ Training Ment Retard, 1969
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Community Programs, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
GREENSTEIN, MELVIN – 1966
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUNG MENTALLY RETARDED ADULTS FOR VOCATIONAL SERVICES, THE KENNEDY JOB TRAINING CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE DAY AND RESIDENTIAL KENNEDY SCHOOL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN. THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO PREPARE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS FOR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO UTILIZE AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RESOURCES. A SHELTERED…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Community Resources, Job Placement, Job Training
Rogers, George W., Jr.; Richmond, Bert O. – 1975
Fifty-four clients (13- to 52-years-old) in an Appalachian sheltered workshop were administered the Slosson Drawing Coordination Test (SDCT) and the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test. Twenty-nine Ss were labeled possibly brain damaged by the SDCT, and 17 Ss by the M. Hutt scoring system for the Bender-Gestalt. Two psychologists using all available…
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children
Tufts, Jean – 1975
Reported are results of a (1974-75) project in a New Hampshire school district which assessed the vocational needs of handicapped children in that district, the potential for their employment in the community, and the school potential for vocational programs. Provided is information such as the number of children by handicaps and present status…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Employment Opportunities, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children
