Career and Technical Education, Work Study, & School Supervised Work: How Do They Impact Employment/or Students with Disabilities?
The researchers examined whether three predictors of post-school employment outcomes identified by the National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTA C, 20 J 3) remained significant for five subgroups of students with: (a) learning disabilities, (b) intellectual disabilities, (c) multiple disabilities, (d) emotional disabilities, and (e) other health impairments. The three predictors used in this study were: (a) vocational (career and technical) education, (b) work study, and (c) school-supervised community work while in high school. The researchers conducted a secondary analysis on a sample of5,307 youth with disabilities, of which 4,952 fell into one of the five disability subgroups used in this analysis. The authors found that competitive employment after graduation was predicted by career and technical education and work-study for students with other health impairments and learning disabilities and by school-supervised work experiences for students with multiple disabilities.