Mixed methods implementation evaluation of virtual interview training for transition-age autistic youth in pre-employment transition services.

Autor:	Sherwood, Kari, Smith, Matthew J., Ross, Brittany, Johnson, Jeffery, Harrington, Meghan, Blajeski, Shannon, DaWalt, Leann, Bishop, Lauren, Smith, Justin D.
Předmět:	EDUCATION of college teachers EVALUATION of human services programs QUALITATIVE research RESEARCH funding INTERVIEWING AUTISM EDUCATIONAL outcomes RANDOMIZED controlled trials QUANTITATIVE research DESCRIPTIVE statistics TRANSITIONAL care THEMATIC analysis SURVEYS EMPLOYMENT of people with disabilities TRANSITIONAL programs (Education) RESEARCH methodology COMPARATIVE studies
Zdroj:	Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation; 2023, Vol. 58 Issue 2, p139-154, 16p, 4 Charts, 2 Graphs
Abstrakt:	BACKGROUND: Autistic transition-age youth are employed at rates far lower than their non-disabled peers as well as youth with other disabilities. Meanwhile, very few studies have evaluated the implementation of job interviewing practices within pre-employment transition services. OBJECTIVE: We conducted an initial implementation evaluation as part of a Hybrid Type 1 randomized controlled effectiveness-implementation trial where we trained teachers to deliver Virtual Interview Training for Transition-Age Youth (VIT-TAY) within five pre-employment transition services programs. METHOD: We used mixed methods to evaluate leader (n = 5), teacher (n = 15) and autistic transition age youth (n = 48) perceptions of VIT-TAY. We used descriptive statistics and thematic network analysis to evaluate survey data. Mixed methods integration was then performed to make comparisons between quantitative and qualitative results. RESULTS: Quantitative survey data revealed that leaders and teachers found VIT-TAY to be highly acceptable and appropriate for pre-employment transition services; findings which were confirmed via thematic network analysis of qualitative interview data. Autistic students reported via quantitative surveys that VIT-TAY was acceptable and usable, which was confirmed via thematic network analysis of open-ended survey data. CONCLUSION: This initial implementation evaluation can be used to inform a larger scale implementation evaluation of VIT-TAY in schools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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