Exploring School-Employer Partnerships to Expand Career Development and Early Work Experiences for Youth with Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Carter, Erik W.; Trainor, Audrey A.; Cakiroglu, Orhan; Cole, Odessa; Swedeen, Beth; Ditchman, Nicole; Owens, Laura
Titel	Exploring School-Employer Partnerships to Expand Career Development and Early Work Experiences for Youth with Disabilities
Quelle	In: Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 32 (2009) 3, S.145-159 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0885-7288
DOI	10.1177/0885728809344590
Schlagwörter	Career Development; School Business Relationship; Youth Opportunities; Partnerships in Education; Employer Attitudes; Community Based Instruction (Disabilities); Work Experience Programs; Vocational Education; Occupational Surveys; Feasibility Studies; Social Networks; Community Involvement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsentwicklung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Berufsanalyse; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk
Abstract	Although career development and early work experiences are associated with improved postschool employment outcomes for youth with disabilities, transition personnel report having few natural community partners to support and enhance these experiences. We surveyed 135 chambers of commerce and other employer networks to examine (a) whether and how these networks have partnered previously with local high schools on 18 youth-focused career development activities, (b) the extent to which they would consider such involvement to be feasible, and (c) the influence of disability status of youth on their responses. Although respondents considered a number of youth-focused support activities to be feasible, most chambers had limited previous involvement and their views and experiences were clearly influenced by the disability status of youth. Recommendations for expanding the involvement of employer networks in supporting the career development and early work experiences of youth are offered. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10