Community-based summer work experiences of adolescents with high-incidence disabilities

Journal of Special Education

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 89-103

  Carter, Erik W ^a   Trainor, Audrey A ^a   Ditchman, Nicole ^a   Swedeen, Beth ^a   Owens, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

career development; emotional behavioral disorders; employment; high school; transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959802244     PISSN: 00224669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022466909353204     Document Type: Article

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