deBettencourt L U, Zigmond N, Thornton H
Except Child. 1989 Sep;56(1):40-9. doi: 10.1177/001440298905600107.
This article reports the dropout rates, basic skills competency levels, and employment status of a group of semi-rural learning disabled postsecondary-age youth and a control group of nonlearning disabled same-age peers. Findings indicated significantly higher dropout rates and significantly lower basic skills competency levels among learning disabled youth. Learning disabled graduates and dropouts were not different in how they fared in the employment market for the group, nor were they different compared to peers. Educational implications of these findings and future suggestions for follow-up research are discussed.
本文报告了一组半农村地区有学习障碍的高等教育适龄青年以及一组同龄非学习障碍的对照组青年的辍学率、基本技能能力水平和就业状况。研究结果表明，有学习障碍的青年辍学率显著更高，基本技能能力水平显著更低。就该群体而言，有学习障碍的毕业生和辍学者在就业市场上的表现并无差异，与同龄人相比也没有不同。本文讨论了这些研究结果的教育意义以及对后续研究的未来建议。
