Exploring Barriers for Facilitating Work Experience Opportunities for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Enrolled in Postsecondary Education Programs

Autor/inn/en	Scheef, Andrew R.; Barrio, Brenda L.; Poppen, Marcus I.; McMahon, Don; Miller, Darcy
Titel	Exploring Barriers for Facilitating Work Experience Opportunities for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Enrolled in Postsecondary Education Programs
Quelle	In: Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 31 (2018) 3, S.209-224 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2379-7762
Schlagwörter	Barriers; Experiential Learning; Intellectual Disability; College Students; Postsecondary Education; Developmental Disabilities; Transportation; Employer Attitudes; Supported Employment; Scheduling; Job Training; Agency Cooperation; Vocational Rehabilitation; Student Characteristics; Family Attitudes; Social Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Collegestudent; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Entwicklungsstörung; Verkehrswesen; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Arbeitsförderungsmaßnahme; Disposition; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Berufliche Rehabilitation; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste
Abstract	There are a multitude of benefits associated with employment, which many individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) are not afforded due to their struggles to find and maintain work. These poor employment outcomes are in part being addressed by the over 240 postsecondary education (PSE) programs for students with IDDs that exist on college and university campuses in the U.S., many of which include work experience as a program component. A sequential mixed methods study, featuring a quantitative survey and qualitative interviews, was conducted to explore barriers faced by PSE program staff when facilitating work experience engagements. Findings include the identification of common barriers to facilitating paid work experience for students in PSE programs as being: (a) "transportation issues," (b) "employer perceptions of the abilities of people with disabilities," (c) "inadequate number of staff hours to support students in the workplace," and (d) "finding time in the students' schedule." A discussion about these findings, including implications and recommendations for future research, has also been provided. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01