Employers' and employment counselors' perceptions of desirable skills for entry-level positions for adolescents: how does it differ for youth with disabilities?

Disability and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 953-967

  Lindsay, Sally ^a   Adams, Tracey ^b   Sanford, Robyn ^a   McDougall, Carolyn ^a   Kingsnorth, Shauna ^a   Menna Dack, Dolly ^a  

^a HOLLAND BLOORVIEW KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescent; disability; employer perceptions; entry level jobs; soft skills; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903316368     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2013.874330     Document Type: Article

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