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Perceived Importance of Occupations by Adolescents With and Without Learning Disabilities

Maximino Plata is a professor in the Psychology and Special Education Department at East Texas State University. He received his PhD in special education administration from the University of Kansas. Address: Dr. Maximino Plata, Psychology and Special Education Department, East Texas State University, Commerce, TX 75428

Jerri Bone

Jerri Bone is an assistant principal at Crosby High School, Crosby Independent School District, Crosby, Texas, and is a doctoral student in education adminisiration at East Texas State University.

A study of the perceived importance of 23 occupations by 65 adolescents with learning disabilities and 85 adolescents without learning disabilities revealed that occupations were ranked similarly by the two groups (Rho = .76). Analysis of the groups' rank order indicated diversity of students' perceptions about the importance of various occupations.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 22, No. 1, 64-65 (1989)
DOI: 10.1177/002221948902200112


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