O'Callaghan R J, Toomey J F
Int J Rehabil Res. 1983 Mar;6(1):18-28.
Among the accepted criteria for evaluating post-school adjustment of retarded persons are variables relating to employment and financial independence. The present study examined the post-school adjustment of 382 past-pupils of special schools for mildly retarded children in Ireland. Data were collected from school records and through structured interviews. Previous studies in this area were extensively reviewed and current findings confirm previously identified trends. Approximately three-quarters were found to be employed at the time of the study and just over three-quarters of these were in open employment. Additional detail revealed that two-thirds of those in open employment earned wages regarded as sufficient for financial independence, and the main occupations listed showed two-thirds were in unskilled employment. One-third of the past-pupils suffered from physical disability additional to mental retardation and this finding, not previously documented, is worthy of note. This characteristic, together with age, sex and I. Q. were the variables found to be most relevant to employment outcomes.
在评估智障人士毕业后适应情况的公认标准中，有与就业和经济独立相关的变量。本研究调查了爱尔兰382名轻度智障儿童特殊学校的往届学生毕业后的适应情况。数据从学校记录和结构化访谈中收集。对该领域以前的研究进行了广泛回顾，当前的研究结果证实了之前确定的趋势。研究发现，大约四分之三的人在研究时已就业，其中略多于四分之三的人从事公开就业。进一步的细节显示，从事公开就业的人中，三分之二的人挣得的工资被认为足以实现经济独立，列出的主要职业显示，三分之二的人从事非技术性工作。三分之一的往届学生除智力迟钝外还患有身体残疾，这一此前未记录的发现值得注意。这一特征，连同年龄、性别和智商，被发现是与就业结果最相关的变量。
