Vocational adjustment of EMR youth in a work-study program and a work program.
Adjustment measures for students who took part in two work programs for EMR graduates of special schools were compared. Fifty students took part in a work program (direct placement in the work) and 50 students, a work-study program. The students, their parents, and their employers were interviewed regarding vocational satisfaction and adjustment. The work-study program graduates were significantly more stable, satisfied, and adjusted than were the work-program graduates (p is less than .001), but their professional opportunities (reflected by the number of different jobs held) were limited.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000379:methods*