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 3 Research Questions:

1.  Within and across study years, to what extent do male and female students in training level programs participate in cooperative education experiences? Is there a relationship between a student's gender and participation in a cooperative education program?

2.  Within and across study years, for male and female students, is there a relationship between presence or absence of a disability and participation in a cooperative education program?

3.  Within and across study years, for male and female students, is there a relationship between a student's ethnicity and whether or not they participate in a cooperative education program?

4.  Within and across study years, for male and female students, is there a relationship between the geographical region where a student attends school and whether or not they participate in a cooperative education program?

5.  Within and across study years, for male and female students, is there a relationship between the kind of school a student attends and whether or not they participate in a cooperative education program?

6.  Within and across study years, to what extend do male and female students enrolled in cooperative education programs participate in traditional vs. nontraditional experiences? Is there a relationship between a student's gender and participation in a traditional vs. nontraditional cooperative education experience?

7.  Within and across study years, for male and female students, is there a relationship between the presence or absence of a disability and participation in a traditional vs. nontraditional cooperative education experience?

8.  Within and across study years, for male and female students, is there a relationship between a student's ethnicity and participation in a traditional vs. nontraditional cooperative education experience?

9.  Within and across study years, for male and female students, is there a relationship between the geographical region where a student attends school and participation in a traditional vs. nontraditional cooperative education experience?



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