Abstract
Effective collaboration among schools and agencies is critical to the success of pre-employment transition services (pre-ETS). We examined the views of 596 middle and high school educators regarding pre-ETS and the employment prospects of their students with disabilities. Educators overwhelmingly affirmed that youth with disabilities needed better preparation for employment, but they were more mixed in their familiarity with pre-ETS and its associated practices. Prevailing partnerships among schools and vocational rehabilitation agencies were described as uneven and fairly limited. Educators sometimes differed in their views based on school level (i.e., middle versus high school) and community type (i.e., rural versus non-rural). We offer suggestions for research and practice aimed at enhancing the employment preparation and outcomes of youth with disabilities.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 161-173 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- employment
- pre-employment transition services
- transition
- vocational rehabilitation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management