Predicting Work Transition Outcomes for Students With Disabilities: Implications for Counselors
- 1 July 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Counseling & Development
- Vol. 76 (3) , 311-316
- https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1556-6676.1998.tb02547.x
Abstract
This study examined predictors of postsecondary school success by analyzing a 5‐year database of 2,258 students with disabilities participating in the Marriott Foundation's “Bridges…from school to work” internship programs at 6 national sites. Discriminant analysis revealed that acceptance of a job offer was predicted by internship completion, numbers of hours worked, and days absent during the internship. Internship completion and acceptance of a job offer were predictive of follow‐up employment status. The implications of these findings for future research and practice with work‐bound students with disablilities are considered.Keywords
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