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Title: Factors Affecting the Labor Market Experience of Young Men with Special Needs
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Kulahci, Mehmet |
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Factors Affecting the Labor Market Experience of Young Men with Special Needs Ph.D. Dissertation, Pennsylvania State University, 1981 Cohort(s): Young Men Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Disability; Education; Employment; Labor Market Outcomes; Training, Occupational; Unemployment; World of Work Test Unemployment rate differentials furnished by statistical studies do not demonstrate whether educational experiences and post-school training affect early labor market experience of youth with special needs. This study was designed to determine the effects of education and occupational training on the labor market experiences of young men with special needs. The sample for this study consisted young men from the NLS. Special needs applies to both disadvantaged and handicapped persons and includes: (1) educationally disadvantaged; (2) socially or culturally disadvantaged; and (3) functional limitations (handicapped). The statistical methodology employed in this study was threefold: (1) a modified analysis of variance; (2) the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient; and (3) stepwise regression analysis. Five major conclusions were reached: (1) Types of high school curricula did not make any difference in average wage and salary earnings, the number of weeks employed, the number of weeks unemployed, and job satisfaction for special needs young men; (2) Differences in educational attainment were positively correlated with labor market experiences for special needs persons; (3) Differences between knowledge of the world of work were also a major force determining labor market outcomes for special needs persons; (4) Post-school occupational training had a significant benefit to special needs young men regarding average wage and salary earnings; and (5) Post-school occupational training did have a significant effect on the number of weeks of employment. Special needs young men without occupational training experienced more weeks of unemployment than those who had completed or used one or two occupational training experiences. Therefore, it is concluded that post-school occupational training has a significant effect on early labor market experience of young men with special needs. |
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Kulahci, Mehmet. Factors Affecting the Labor Market Experience of Young Men with Special Needs. Ph.D. Dissertation, Pennsylvania State University, 1981. |