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Jay Kandiah; Diana Saiki – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2024
This study examines experiences with aesthetic bias as perceived by individuals with physical disabilities (i.e., vision, hearing, orthopedic/mobility). We used the concept of aesthetic bias to guide our quantitative and qualitative data analysis. A quantitative Needs Assessment Survey (NAS) gathered demographic information, degree of appearance…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Bias, Aesthetics
Miles, Mamie Rose – 1978
An instructor's manual and student activity guide on the interview and working relationships are provided in this set of prevocational education materials which focuses on the world of work. (This set of materials is one of ninety-two prevocational education sets arranged around a cluster of seven vocational offerings: agriculture, home economics,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Employer Attitudes, Employment Interviews, Job Application
Tesolowski, Dennis G. – 1979
Designed for professionals in rehabilitation settings, this curriculum guide presents fifteen lessons that focus on preparing to seek a job, job seeking, and job maintenance. Among the lesson titles included in the guide are (1) How to Find the Right Job and Categories of Jobs, (2) Self-Expressed Interests and Attitudes for Specific Jobs, (3)…
Descriptors: Career Education, Careers, Curriculum Guides, Disabilities
Izzo, Margaretha Vreeburg; Lankard, Bettina A. – 1987
This instructional packet, designed to help students learn successful ways to find, keep, and leave jobs, is the third component of "The Employer's Choice" a research-based, multimedia set of instructional materials designed to prepare students for job market success. ("The Employer's Choice" is part of the "Connections" package, which represents…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Education, Case Studies, Dismissal (Personnel)
1999
This document contains four symposium papers on work force issues facing human resource development (HRD). "Contributing Factors to the Success of Women and People of Color in Leadership Roles: A Message to HRD Professionals" (Jean R. McFarland, Gary Leske, Caroline S. V. Turner) reports the results of a survey in which nonwhite males,…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Blacks
Mingkwan, Brigitte – 1995
The guide was designed to help immigrants and refugees, learners of English as a Second Language, prepare for employment in the United States. While the focus is on development of job search, application, and work environment skills, development of appropriate vocabulary, some grammar, and communication skills are also emphasized. The materials…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Daily Living Skills, Dialogs (Language), Employer Employee Relationship
Maxey, Phyllis F. – 1983
One of a series of secondary level units on business issues, this packet focuses on the relationship between business and young employees. The packet contains a teacher's guide and a student activity section. Within the teacher's guide, an overview of activities, objectives, and time frame precedes summaries of five daily lesson plans. Also…
Descriptors: Business, Case Studies, Economics Education, Employee Attitudes