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Employment Outcomes and Social Integration of Students with Mild HandicapsThe Quality of Life Two Years After High School
David J. Scuccimarra
David J. Scuccimarra is an administrative assistant at Largo High School, Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland. He received his PhD in special education in 1987 from the University of Maryland at College Park. His research interests include transition programs for persons with disabilities that focus on economic and social adjustment.
Deborah L. Speece
Deborah L. Speece is an assistant professor at the University of Maryland at College Park. She received her PhD in educational psychology in 1984 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research interests include developmental and classification issues with children identified as learning disabled and as at risk for school failure. Address: Deborah L. Speece, Department of Special Education, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.
The employment outcomes and social adjustment of mildly handicapped students were examined in a sample of 65 randomly selected youths who exited high school in 1984. Personal and telephone interviews were conducted to obtain current employment data such as income, employment and training history, and use of community and social services in securing employment. Postschool social adjustment data included marital status, place of residence, types and frequency of social activities, friendship patterns, and satisfaction with social life. Seventy-eight percent of the respondents were employed. The majority worked on a full-time basis for minimum wage or better, were satisfied with their jobs, and relied on a self-family-friend network to secure employment. The majority of respondents were single, resided at home, and engaged in a variety of social activities on a regular basis. When the employment and social activity variables were combined, it was found that over 60% of the respondents were employed and held positive perceptions of their social life.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 23, No. 4,
213-219 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/002221949002300403
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