School and Business Partnerships to Support Job Training for Students with Developmental and Other Disabilities: Employers’ Perspectives

This study examines partnerships between schools and businesses that are intended to foster training and employment opportunities for secondary students with developmental and other disabilities in Saudi Arabia. A survey was developed to investigate employers’ perspectives on students’ skills, pract...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2022-09, Vol.52 (9), p.3949-3957
Main Authors: Almalky, Hussain A., Alqahtani, Saeed S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autism
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Business and education
Business students
Child and School Psychology
Coordination
Curricula
Curriculum development
Developmental disabilities
Developmentally disabled
Disability
Employee Attitudes
Employers
Employment
Financial support
Foreign Countries
Health aspects
High school students
Job opportunities
Job Training
Learning
Neurosciences
Partnerships
Partnerships in Education
Pediatrics
People with disabilities
Polls & surveys
Psychological aspects
Psychology
Public Health
Response
School Business Relationship
Secondary School Students
Secondary schools
Social skills
Students with Disabilities
Surveys
Teachers
Training
Work skills
Workplaces
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Summary:This study examines partnerships between schools and businesses that are intended to foster training and employment opportunities for secondary students with developmental and other disabilities in Saudi Arabia. A survey was developed to investigate employers’ perspectives on students’ skills, practical strategies for training, and their contribution. Fifty-two employers participated in the survey. The findings revealed the most valued skills on job sites, such as self- determination, social, and job skills, and believed that coordination, job matching, and joint supervision are successful practices that improve training. The employers concluded that some of their contributions to such partnerships include participation in curriculum development, training students in their workplaces under their supervision, and offering financial support.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-021-05276-2