Perspectives of adolescents with disabilities on summer employment and community experiences

Journal of Special Education

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 157-170

  Trainor, Audrey A ^a   Carter, Erik W ^a   Swedeen, Beth ^a   Owens, Laura ^b   Cole, Odessa ^a   Smith, Shane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

employment; qualitative research; transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959799785     PISSN: 00224669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022466909359424     Document Type: Article

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