Mixed methods analysis of an exploratory apprenticeship model employment program for young adults with developmental disabilities.
BACKGROUND: Individuals with developmental disabilities experience lower employment, higher underemployment, and higher job switching rates than the general population. OBJECTIVE: The current study investigated: (1) the vocational and support experiences of individuals with developmental disabilitie...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 185 - 206 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2021
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=152820780&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 152820780 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10522263 3O2 jtl: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation issn: 10522263 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2021 vid: 55 iid: 2 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. place: Thousand Oaks, California artinfo: ui: 152820780 152820780 152820780 10.3233/JVR-211156 152820780 ppf: 185 ppct: 21 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Mixed methods analysis of an exploratory apprenticeship model employment program for young adults with developmental disabilities. aug: au: Schwartzman, Benjamin C. affil: Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, Department of Human Development and Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA sug: subj: Developmental Disabilities In Adulthood Employment of Persons with Disabilities Human Young Adult Multimethod Studies Employment Qualitative Studies Quantitative Studies Thematic Analysis Interviews T-Tests Paired T-Tests ab: BACKGROUND: Individuals with developmental disabilities experience lower employment, higher underemployment, and higher job switching rates than the general population. OBJECTIVE: The current study investigated: (1) the vocational and support experiences of individuals with developmental disabilities, and (2) the differences in participant outcomes between an apprenticeship-model employment program and the comparison group. METHODS: Qualitative and quantitative methods were used to assess outcomes and experiences of participants in the apprenticeship model employment program (N = 22) and a community-based "Job Club" (N = 11). Thematic analysis was used to analyze interview transcripts. Independent samples T-tests and paired samples T-tests were utilized to analyze within-group and between group differences. RESULTS: Parent interview data regarding past and current experiences of the participants in the apprenticeship model employment program suggest 6 major themes. Independent samples T-tests determined that the apprenticeship program participants were significantly less employed than the comparison group at pre-, then similarly employed as the comparison group at post-intervention. Within-group analyses determined that some aspects of participant confidence in their vocational skills and problem-solving skills significantly increased from pre- to post-intervention, according to parent report. CONCLUSIONS: The apprenticeship model of employment appears to be a promising model in need of further study with a larger sample size. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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