Effects of postsecondary education on employment outcomes of youth with specific learning disabilities: A propensity score matching approach.
BACKGROUND: Helping young adults with specific learning disabilities (SLD) attend college increases their chances of joining the workforce, which helps protect them from the negative effects of unemployment. OBJECTIVE: This study examined whether receiving vocational rehabilitation (VR) services of...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 165 - 175 |
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| Formato: | clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2023
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