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Turner, Sherri; Unkefer, Lesley Craig; Cichy, Bryan Ervin; Peper, Christine; Juang, Ju-Ping – Journal of Career Assessment, 2011
The purpose of this study was to ascertain vocational interests and self-estimated work-relevant abilities of young adults with disabilities. Results showed that young adults with both low incidence and high incidence disabilities have a wide range of interests and self-estimated work-relevant abilities that are comparable to those in the general…
Descriptors: Incidence, Vocational Interests, Disabilities, Young Adults
Bolin, Barbara – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2011
This article features the Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) which serves as the founding credential in the six states and one locality in the Career Readiness Certificate Consortium (Tennessee, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C.). The Career Readiness Certificate was developed by the small consortium…
Descriptors: Credentials, Adult Education, Job Training, Consortia
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Whitfield, Toni Selena; Hickerson, Corey – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2013
This study, based on a survey of graduate students seeking employment, examines the categories and levels of preparedness of new professors/instructors as they enter academe. Preparedness was examined in several ways--specifically knowledge about higher education requirements and their preparation for teaching, advising, and service in the field…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, Communications, Employment Qualifications, Job Skills
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Wolstenholme, Janet Z-K.; Evers, Fred – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2009
"Transition from school to work" courses are an excellent way to help fourth-year university students as they complete their studies and prepare for the world of work. In this paper we present "The Bases of Competence" (Evers, Rush, & Berdrow, 1998), a model of the advanced skills used by university graduates in the…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Portfolios (Background Materials), College Seniors, Models
Curry, Vickie Elaine – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Transition from high school to post-school activities is recognized as a serious challenge for students with disabilities (Shandra & Hogan, 2008; Wehman, 2006). The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (2006) outlines the development of the IEP and transition plan as an essential task. However, the preponderance of secondary…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Transitional Programs, Teacher Attitudes