The employer's perception: Employment of individuals with developmental disabilities

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-49

  Morgan, Robert L ^a   Alexander, Melina ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employer perceptions; Employers with experience; Employers without experience; Inter coder reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EDUCATION; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIENCE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; JOB FINDING; MANPOWER PLANNING; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERCEPTION; TEAMWORK; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

EID: 24944470996     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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