Identifying Nonacademic Behaviors Associated With Post-School Employment and Education

Career Development for Exceptional Individuals

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 174-187

  McConnell, Amber E ^a   Martin, James E ^a   Juan, Chen Ya ^b   Hennessey, Maeghan N ^a   Terry, Robert A ^a   el Kazimi, Nidal A ^c   Pannells, Tammy C ^d   Willis, Donna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b HSIN SHENG COLLEGE OF MEDICAL CARE AND MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

^c Shafallah Center for Children With Disabilities   (Qatar)

^d Health Statistics Branch County Survey Section   (United States)

Author keywords

employment; non academic skills; postsecondary education; transition assessment; transition education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886790720     PISSN: 08857288     EISSN: 15575047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2165143412468147     Document Type: Article

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