The Voices of Parents: Post-High School Expectations, Priorities, and Concerns for Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Blustein, Carly L.; Carter, Erik W.; McMillan, Elise D.
Titel	The Voices of Parents: Post-High School Expectations, Priorities, and Concerns for Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Quelle	In: Journal of Special Education, 50 (2016) 3, S.164-177 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4669
DOI	10.1177/0022466916641381
Schlagwörter	Parent Attitudes; Intellectual Disability; Employment; Work Environment; Expectation; Career Development; Developmental Disabilities; Developmental Tasks; Parent Surveys; Likert Scales; Correlation; Regression (Statistics); Work Experience; High School Graduates; Sons; Daughters; Preferences; Parent Aspiration; Tennessee + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternverhalten; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Dienstverhältnis; Arbeitsmilieu; Expectancy; Erwartung; Berufsentwicklung; Entwicklungsstörung; Entwicklungsaufgabe; Likert-Skala; Korrelation; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Son; Sohn; Daughter; Tochter; Elternwille
Abstract	The expectations of parents can shape the post-school pathways of young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Yet little is known about how parents view the employment prospects and priorities of their sons and daughters after high school. We examined expectations, preferences, and concerns of 1,065 parents of children and youth with IDD (below age 22) related to outcomes after leaving high school. We found parents prioritized paid community employment over sheltered options, valued qualitative aspects of the workplace (e.g., personal fit and interaction opportunities) over common employment outcome metrics (e.g., pay and hours), and held substantial concerns about their child's future employment success. We found that multiple factors shaped parental expectations and the extent to which their daughters or sons accessed early career development experiences. We offer recommendations for research and practice aimed at raising expectations for and access to community employment for young people with IDD. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01