An Evaluation of Risk Factors Related to Employment Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities
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| Title: | An Evaluation of Risk Factors Related to Employment Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Sima, Adam P., Wehman, Paul H., Chan, Fong, West, Michael D., Leucking, Richard G. |
| Source: | Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals. Aug 2015 38(2):89-100. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (ED/OSERS) |
| Contract Number: | H133A100007 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Risk, Youth Employment, Disabilities, Longitudinal Studies, Classification, Family Characteristics, Individual Characteristics, Predictor Variables |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | National Longitudinal Transition Study of Special Education Students |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2165143414534887 |
| ISSN: | 2165-1434 |
| Abstract: | This study explores non-modifiable risk factors associated with poor post-school competitive employment outcomes for students with disabilities. A classification tree analysis was used with a sample of 2,900 students who were in the second National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) up to 6 years following school exit to identify groups of youth with poor employment outcomes based on characteristics that are unable to be modified through an intervention. Post-school employment was related to the disability characteristics of the student (disability type, ability to understand what is being said, general health status), family characteristics (yearly income, community setting), and youth characteristics (race).The classification tree analysis identified four groups of students who were at greatest risk for poor outcomes. Future research will be directed toward modifiable variables that mitigate risks for those groups that may potentially lead to school- and home-based interventions. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 35 |
| Entry Date: | 2015 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1066897 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study explores non-modifiable risk factors associated with poor post-school competitive employment outcomes for students with disabilities. A classification tree analysis was used with a sample of 2,900 students who were in the second National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) up to 6 years following school exit to identify groups of youth with poor employment outcomes based on characteristics that are unable to be modified through an intervention. Post-school employment was related to the disability characteristics of the student (disability type, ability to understand what is being said, general health status), family characteristics (yearly income, community setting), and youth characteristics (race).The classification tree analysis identified four groups of students who were at greatest risk for poor outcomes. Future research will be directed toward modifiable variables that mitigate risks for those groups that may potentially lead to school- and home-based interventions. |
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| ISSN: | 2165-1434 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2165143414534887 |
