Levels of Self-Sufficiency Reached by Former Educable Mentally Students Exiting a Rural / Suburban Kansas Special Education Cooperative

Author

Clinton R. Moyer, Fort Hays State University

Department

Advanced Education Programs

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Abstract

Thirty-two adults between the ages of 21 and 25, who were classified as educable mentally retarded while attending a public school served by the Sedgwick County Area Educational Services Interlocal Cooperative In Goddard, Kansas, were administered a 21 Item questionnaire. This questionnaire sought to determine the level of self-sufficiency reached by the subjects since leaving school. The questionnaire was modified from the Vermont Follow-up Structured Survey Instrument used by Hasazi, Gordon, and Roe (1985). Results Indicate 66% of the subjects were employed at the time of the study. Forty-three percent of those subjects were paid minimum wage. The mean projected salary of the employed subjects was $8357.14 per year.

Keywords

Special Education

Advisor

Michael Kallam

Date of Award

Summer 1990

Document Type

Thesis - campus only access

DOI

10.58809/COEF9439

Recommended Citation

Moyer, Clinton R., "Levels of Self-Sufficiency Reached by Former Educable Mentally Students Exiting a Rural / Suburban Kansas Special Education Cooperative" (1990). Master's Theses. 2236.
DOI: 10.58809/COEF9439
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/2236

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