Quality of Vocational Outcomes for Adults with Disabilities

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High-quality rehabilitation services are critical for successful vocational outcomes for adults with disabilities. The quality of human services provided by rehabilitation facilities depends primarily on the personnel who deliver them. Previous research on supervisors in rehabilitation facilities examined their preservice credentials, the inservice training they received, and the criteria used to hire them. This study extended that research by comparing supervisors' compensation, working conditions, job responsibilities, and needed skills to that of special education teachers. Data were collected via structured telephone interviews and mailed questionnaires. Eighty-one percent of the total population of facilities responded. Audio-tape recordings of phone interviews permitted the reliability of the coding of information to be independently evaluated, yielding 100 % agreement. The findings indicated that floor supervisors with bachelor's degrees earned 48 % of special education teachers

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