Predictors of Successful Transition from School to Employment for Youth with Disabilities

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 323-334

  Wehman, Paul ^a   Sima, Adam P ^a   Ketchum, Jessica ^a   West, Michael D ^a   Chan, Fong ^b   Luecking, Richard ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c TransCen Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; High school; Postschool outcomes; Students with disabilities; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; REHABILITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; TIME FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISABLED CHILDREN; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939948103     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-014-9541-6     Document Type: Article

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