Zhang Dalun, Roberts Eric, Maddalozzo Robert, Li Yi-Fan, Orsag Meagan, Glass Tracy
Department of Educational Psychology, Center on Disability and Development, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, University of Texas-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2023 Oct 11;13(10):832. doi: 10.3390/bs13100832.
Post-secondary education (PSE) plays an important role in preparing individuals with an intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) to gain employment and independent living. Despite the recent increase in PSE programs, however, there is a lack of research examining outcomes of individuals with IDD who have attended a PSE program. This study examined three years of data from students who participated in one PSE program that focuses on the acquisition of skills regarding self-determination, employment, and independent living. We analyzed the outcome data of program graduates regarding their acquisition of skills in employment and self-determination, as well as follow-up data on employment. It was found that participation in the program increased self-determination and post-secondary readiness. Our findings also indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the self-determination scores of participants and their employment outcomes.
高等教育（PSE）在帮助智力和发育障碍（IDD）个体为就业和独立生活做好准备方面发挥着重要作用。然而，尽管最近高等教育项目有所增加，但缺乏对参加过高等教育项目的IDD个体的成果进行研究。本研究调查了参加一个专注于获取自我决定、就业和独立生活技能的高等教育项目的学生三年的数据。我们分析了项目毕业生在就业和自我决定方面技能获取的成果数据，以及就业的后续数据。研究发现，参与该项目提高了自我决定能力和高等教育准备程度。我们的研究结果还表明，新冠疫情影响了参与者的自我决定得分及其就业成果。
