Career Development of the Learning Disabled Adolescent

Theoretical Structure of Career Maturity for Rural Adolescents with Learning Disabilities

“…Considerably less is known about whether the same principles and variables operate with &dquo;atypical&dquo; groups (LoCascio, 1964;1967;Manuele, 1983;Phillips, Strohmer, Berthaume, & O'Leary, 1983). The few studies that are available indicate that students with learning disabilities are generally less career mature than nondisabled peers (Biller, 1985;Bingham, 1978;1980;Kendall, 1981).…”

The Antecedents and Outcomes of Autonomous Behaviors: Modeling the Role of Autonomy in Achieving Sustainable Employment for Deaf Young Adults

“…Students with disabilities face contextual challenges including reduced access to participation in extracurricular activities, difficulty gathering the needed information for decision making, and unhelpful feedback regarding their strengths and limitations, which may result in an external locus of control which weakens their sense of volition and sense of career maturity (Biller 1985). Indeed, students with disabilities who live or work in more restrictive environments, or perceive barriers in their environments, exhibit lower levels of selfdetermination (Wehmeyer and Garner 2003), are less confident in leading their transition process (Luzzo and Hutcheson 1996), and less likely to act on their career goals (Lent et al 2000).…”

Vocational Evaluation with Learning Disabled Students

“…The following outcomes of the evaluation process with learning disabled students demonstrate how vocational evaluation is not only descriptive of the student, but also instrumental in career decision making, vocational training, and job placement. Biller (1985) has observed that the level of career maturity of learning disabled adolescents often predicts later career adjustment. Vocational evaluation should identify the student's readiness and ability to plan for and respond to the opportunities, demands, difficulties, and expectations in vocational decision making and subsequent work activity.…”