Developing soft (employability) skills and work experience opportunities to prepare students with intellectual disability for open employment

Young, K; Rooney, D

Developing soft (employability) skills and work experience opportunities to prepare students with intellectual disability for open employment

Young, K

Rooney, D

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Publisher:: WILEY
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: British Journal of Special Education, 2023, 50, (4), pp. 427-439
Issue Date:: 2023-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Young, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6455-995X
dc.contributor.author	Rooney, D https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7668-0936
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-23T20:26:47Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-23T20:26:47Z
dc.date.issued	2023-12-01
dc.identifier.citation	British Journal of Special Education, 2023, 50, (4), pp. 427-439
dc.identifier.issn	0952-3383
dc.identifier.issn	1467-8578
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/175846
dc.description.abstract	This research identifies the soft (employability) skills that key stakeholders view as essential for young people with intellectual disability (ID) to gain and maintain open employment. The study subsequently examined the work experience opportunities for young people with ID to develop these soft skills during their school years. Qualitative data from 89 participants (questionnaires and interviews) and a review of the current literature informed the development of a set of soft skills for open employment and a proposed model for work exposure programmes from the commencement to the conclusion of high school.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	WILEY
dc.relation.ispartof	British Journal of Special Education
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/1467-8578.12484
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1303 Specialist Studies in Education
dc.subject.classification	Education
dc.subject.classification	3904 Specialist studies in education
dc.title	Developing soft (employability) skills and work experience opportunities to prepare students with intellectual disability for open employment
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	50
utslib.for	1303 Specialist Studies in Education
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Strength - STEM Education Futures
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2024-02-23T20:26:46Z
pubs.issue	4
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	50
utslib.citation.issue	4

Abstract:

This research identifies the soft (employability) skills that key stakeholders view as essential for young people with intellectual disability (ID) to gain and maintain open employment. The study subsequently examined the work experience opportunities for young people with ID to develop these soft skills during their school years. Qualitative data from 89 participants (questionnaires and interviews) and a review of the current literature informed the development of a set of soft skills for open employment and a proposed model for work exposure programmes from the commencement to the conclusion of high school.

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