Journal article
Effect of college or university training on earnings of people with disabilities: A case control study
Journal of vocational rehabilitation, Vol.43(2), pp.93-102
09/03/2015
DOI: 10.3233/JVR-150759
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of college or university training on earnings of individuals with disabilities receiving services through the public vocational rehabilitation system. METHODS: A non-experimental case-control study design. Data for 178,290 individuals closed as successfully rehabilitation in fiscal year 2011 were extracted from the Rehabilitation Services Administration Case Service Report (RSA-911) database. RESULTS: Propensity scores were estimated based on demographic variables using the classification and regression tree (CART) method, which yielded six homogeneous subgroups, ranging from high propensity to received college or university training as a vocational rehabilitation intervention to low propensity to receive such service. Individuals who received college/university training had higher weekly earnings than those who did not, and had the greatest benefit for young adults; White, Asian, or Native American women with physical impairments; and people with mental impairments. CONCLUSION: College or university training should be considered as a viable and beneficial option to improve employment outcomes and job quality for individuals with disabilities.
Keywords: Vocational rehabilitation, postsecondary education, people with disabilities, case control study
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Effect of college or university training on earnings of people with disabilities: A case control study
- Creators
- John O’Neill - Kessler Foundation, West Orange, NJ, USAHyun-Ju Kang - University of Wisconsin–MadisonJennifer Sánchez - The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USAVeronica Muller - Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY, USAHolly Aldrich - University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USAJoseph Pfaller - University of Wisconsin–MadisonFong Chan - University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Contributors
- Phillip D Rumrill (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of vocational rehabilitation, Vol.43(2), pp.93-102
- DOI
- 10.3233/JVR-150759
- ISSN
- 1052-2263
- eISSN
- 1878-6316
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/03/2015
- Academic Unit
- Counselor Education
- Record Identifier
- 9983993331802771
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