Rural Issues in Rehabilitation Service Delivery: A Goodwill Industries of America Study.

Autor/inn/en	Larsen, Carmen O.; Foley, Jeffrey C.
Titel	Rural Issues in Rehabilitation Service Delivery: A Goodwill Industries of America Study.
Quelle	In: American Rehabilitation, (1992), S.30-38 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adult Vocational Education; Community Characteristics; Disabilities; Educational Innovation; Job Placement; Job Training; Outreach Programs; Rehabilitation Programs; Rural Areas; Rural Education; Rural Urban Differences; Surveys; Vocational Rehabilitation; Vocational Training Centers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Handicap; Behinderung; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Employment service; Employment services; Arbeitsvermittlung; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Jobcoaching; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Berufliche Rehabilitation; Vocational training center; Vocational training centre; Vocational training centres; Ausbildungseinrichtung; Berufsaufbauschule
Abstract	This article uses survey data to describe some common elements among rural vocational rehabilitation programs and differentiate them from their urban counterparts. The survey of 173 Goodwill Industries centers brought 78 responses. Thirteen centers (17%) characterized themselves as entirely rural; 22 (28%) as nonrural, and 43 organizations said they represented a mix. Respondents identified the services they offered and answered questions relating to area industries and employment. Results showed that Goodwills in rural areas had fewer job-skills training and outside job-placement programs than nonrural agencies. Mental illness, learning disabilities, and economic disadvantage dominated the perceived needs in rural communities. Transportation and funding also were identified as major problems. Four Goodwill programs using innovative service-delivery models are profiled: A center in Dayton, Ohio, developed a program using mobile vocational marketers; a health-care training program was developed in Muskogee, Oklahoma; satellite centers were used in Knoxville, Tennessee; and a Reading, Pennsylvania, center used a one-on-one job coaching method. The following approaches are also briefly discussed: (1) educational cooperatives; (2) case management; (3) rural marketing; (4) career development; (5) business advisory councils; (6) community participation; and (7) family participation. This document contains six tables describing the survey responses. Table 3A is entitled "Types of Skills Training Programs Offered by Participating Goodwills."
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC