A Study of the Social and Vocational Adjustment of Young Adults with Mental Retardation.

Haring, Kathryn; Lovett, David

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ERIC Number: EJ410352

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Publication Date: 1990

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A Study of the Social and Vocational Adjustment of Young Adults with Mental Retardation.

Haring, Kathryn; Lovett, David

Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v25 n1 p52-61 Mar 1990

The follow-up study of 58 persons with severe mental retardation who had exited self-contained special education programs from 1983 to 1985 found 57 percent were placed in sheltered workshops or day activity centers, 15 percent received formal postsecondary training, 62 percent resided in their family homes, and 26 percent lived in group homes. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Employment, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys, Group Homes, Postsecondary Education, Residential Patterns, Severe Mental Retardation, Sheltered Workshops, Special Classes, Special Education, Young Adults

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Language: English

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