State Unemployment Rates and Vocational Rehabilitation Outcomes: A Multilevel Analysis

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 209-218

  Chan, Jacob Yuichung ^a   Wang, Chia Chiang ^b   Ditchman, Nicole ^c   Kim, Jeong Han ^d   Pete, Joseph ^e   Chan, Fong ^f   Dries, Bradley ^g  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^g Goodwill Easter Seals of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

competitive employment; disabilities; multilevel analysis; unemployment rate; vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901588633     PISSN: 00343552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0034355213509855     Document Type: Article

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