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Predicting Work Transition Outcomes for Students With Disabilities: Implications for Counselors
Author(s) -
Fabian Ellen S.,
Lent Robert W.,
Willis Shari P.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1998.tb02547.x
Subject(s) - internship , psychology , medical education , job placement , work (physics) , work experience , foundation (evidence) , special education , medicine , pedagogy , vocational education , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering , law
This study examined predictors of postsecondary school success by analyzing a 5‐year database of 2,258 students with disabilities participating in the Marriott Foundation's “Bridges…from school to work” internship programs at 6 national sites. Discriminant analysis revealed that acceptance of a job offer was predicted by internship completion, numbers of hours worked, and days absent during the internship. Internship completion and acceptance of a job offer were predictive of follow‐up employment status. The implications of these findings for future research and practice with work‐bound students with disablilities are considered.