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Work Based Learning Experiences For High School Special Education Students: Best Practice And Student Impact, Pauline Shea
Work Based Learning Experiences For High School Special Education Students: Best Practice And Student Impact, Pauline Shea
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The purpose of this research was to explore the various types and components of work-based learning experiences (WBLE), best practices, and the special education students’ outcomes in a suburban public high school located outside of a large metropolitan area. Students with disabilities (SWD) have a difficult time transitioning postsecondary, and acquiring and maintaining employment in a competitive global working environment. Due to their diverse needs, it became quite complex to match their abilities, interests, and preferences to the appropriate job experiences. In addition, this population needed to acquire not only appropriate job and career related skills but the essential 21st …