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ERIC Number: EJ1319837
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Oct
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1934-9491
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Job Interview and Vocational Outcomes among Transition-Age Youth Receiving Special Education Pre-Employment Transition Services
Smith, Matthew J.; Sherwood, Kari; Blajeski, Shannon; Ross, Brittany; Smith, Justin D.; Jordan, Neil; Dawalt, Leann; Bishop, Lauren; Atkins, Marc S.
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, v59 n5 p405-421 Oct 2021
Vocational outcomes among transition-age youth receiving special education services are critically poor and have only incrementally improved since the implementation of the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act. Few studies highlight whether interviewing may be critical to obtaining vocational outcomes such as competitive employment or internships. This study evaluated vocational interviewing and outcomes among 656 transition-age youth receiving special education pre-employment transition services from 47 schools. Results suggest 20.8% of these youth were currently employed, and 88.8% of these employed youth interviewed prior to obtaining their job, which is higher than anecdotal evidence suggests and speaks to the importance of job interview skills as an intervention target for special education pre-employment transition services. We discuss the implications and directions for further study.
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: https://meridian.allenpress.com/aaidd
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 2014
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