Creating Career Connections for Students with Disabilities

Study 1  Career Assessment and Planning Strategies
Study 2A  Students With and Without Disabilities Enrolled in Traditional CTE Programs
Study 2B  Students With and Without Disabilities Enrolled in Nontraditional CTE Programs
Study 3  Cooperative Education Experiences of Females With and Without Disabilities
Study 4  Program Completion Patterns of Male and Female Students With and Without Disabilities
Study 5 Postsecondary Outcomes

Study 2A Research Questions:

1.  What are the characteristics of students enrolled in CTE education in Illinois?
- gender
- ethnicity
- grade
- geographical region
- school type
- presence or absence of a disability
- training type
- program level
- disability classification
- gender by disability status

2.  To what extent do male and female students enroll in orientation level vs. training level programs? Is there a relationship between gender and enrollment in training level vs. orientation level programs?

3.   For male and female students, is there a relationship between the presence or absence of a disability and enrollment in training level vs. orientation level programs?

4.  For male and female students with disabilities, is there a relationship between disability classification and enrollment in training level vs. orientation level programs?

5.  For male and female students, is there a relationship between students' ethnicity and enrollment in training level vs. orientation level programs?

6.  For male and female students, is there a relationship between geographical region where the student attends school and enrollment in training level vs. orientation level programs?

7.  For male and female students, is there a relationship between the kind of school a student attends and enrollment in training level vs. orientation level programs?

8.  For male and female students, is there a relationship between the student's grade level and enrollment in training level vs. orientation level programs?

9.  Across study years, is there a change in the proportion of students enrolled in training level vs. orientation level programs?

Award # H324C030014
Funded by U.S. Dept. of Ed, Office of Special Ed Programs

Disclaimer:This publication was supported under Award # H324C030014 from the Office of Special Education Programs, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education, and the National School-to-Work Office, U.S. Department of Labor. The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of these agencies and endorsement by the federal government should not be assumed.