Orientation and Mobility Skills and Outcome Expectations as Predictors of Employment for Young Adults with Visual Impairments

Autor/in	Cmar, Jennifer L.
Titel	Orientation and Mobility Skills and Outcome Expectations as Predictors of Employment for Young Adults with Visual Impairments
Quelle	In: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 109 (2015) 2, S.95-106 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-482X
Schlagwörter	Visual Impairments; Visually Impaired Mobility; Expectation; Predictor Variables; Young Adults; Employment; Longitudinal Studies; Special Education; Transitional Programs; Occupational Aspiration; Blindness; Secondary School Students; Statistical Analysis; Outcomes of Education; Correlation; Student Attitudes; High School Graduates; Regression (Statistics) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Expectancy; Erwartung; Prädiktor; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Dienstverhältnis; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Blindheit; Sekundarschüler; Statistische Analyse; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Korrelation; Schülerverhalten; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	Introduction: Youths with visual impairments attend postsecondary school at high rates, yet these individuals have low rates of employment. In this study, factors associated with post-school employment were investigated in a nationally representative sample of youths with visual impairments. Methods: In a secondary analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2, multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to investigate employment outcomes for youths with visual impairments based on orientation and mobility skills and outcome expectations. Results: Youths with high community travel scores were significantly more likely to be employed in Wave 4 (up to six years post-high school; B = 0.25, p = 0.003) and those with high outcome expectations were significantly more likely to be employed in Wave 5 (up to eight years post-high school; B = 0.33, p = 0.04). Discussion: Results suggest that independently traveling to places outside the home, using public transportation, and arranging airplane or train trips predict post-school employment for youths with visual impairments. Positive self-beliefs about work for pay, financial self-support, and independent living were also associated with employment. Implications for practitioners: Professionals can support students in gaining these vital skills by providing community experiences, positive role models, and verbal encouragement. Research-based predictors of employment should be considered when planning transition services for adolescents with visual impairments. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01