Issues in the Employment of Adults with Learning Disabilities.

Adelman, Pamela B.; Vogel, Susan A.

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ERIC Number: EJ489571

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Issues in the Employment of Adults with Learning Disabilities.

Adelman, Pamela B.; Vogel, Susan A.

Learning Disability Quarterly, v16 n3 p219-32 Sum 1993

This literature review examines 10 areas related to employment of adults with learning disabilities: transitions to work, obtaining employment, type of employment, rate of employment, wages, job satisfaction, job success, effect of learning disabilities on work, compensatory strategies, and employer perceptions. Methodological issues, emergent themes and trends, and recommendations for meeting employment needs are discussed. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Adults, Education Work Relationship, Employment, Employment Patterns, Learning Disabilities, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Transitional Programs, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: Adults with Learning Disabilities.