title: Perceived importance of occupations by adolescents with and without learning disabilities.
abstract: A study of the perceived importance of 23 occupations by 65 adolescents with learning disabilities and 85 adolescents without learning disabilities revealed that occupations were ranked similarly by the two groups (Rho = .76). Analysis of the groups' rank order indicated diversity of students' perceptions about the importance of various occupations.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Plata
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bone
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004651:Employment; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology; D005220:Fathers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D009790:Occupations; D012649:Self Concept