Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ558699
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Publication Date: 1997
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A Rural Work Experience Model That Works; Lessons from the Real World.
Elrod, G. Franklin; Cahalane, Benita H.; Combe, JoAnne
Rural Special Education Quarterly, v16 n3 p11-18 Sum 1997
Special educators from rural and remote school districts in eastern Oregon surveyed local employers and designed a school-to-work site-based work-experience program for students with disabilities in an area with limited employment resources. Components of the six-year program (grades 7-12) and the outcome of enhancing associated work skills are described. Contains 22 references. (Author/SAS)
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Job Placement, Models, Prevocational Education, Program Design, Rural Areas, Rural Education, School Business Relationship, Secondary Education, Special Education, Supported Employment, Transitional Programs, Vocational Education, Work Experience Programs
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oregon
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