Differences in perceived benefits of internships for subgroups of students with disabilities

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 155-165

  Burgstahler, Sheryl ^a   Bellman, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Accommodations; Careers; Disabilities; Education; Internships; Mentoring; Occupational training; Work based learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CAREER; CAUCASIAN; COLLEGE STUDENT; DISABLED STUDENT; EDUCATION; ENGINEERING; FEMALE; HEALTH SCIENCE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; RESEARCH; SKILL; STUDENT ATTITUDE; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

EID: 77649289248     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JVR-2009-0485     Document Type: Article

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