Online ISSN: 2325-7466
2006
Triannual
National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
United States

Articles

The Role of Self-Efficacy on Job Readiness and Career Choice Among People with Intellectual Disability in Singapore

  • Jen-Yi Li (Author) National Institute of Education Nanyang Technological University, Singapore image/svg+xml
  • Li Li Goh (Author) School of Humanities Nee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore image/svg+xml
DOI
https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.133
Abstract
The study examined the role of general and social self-efficacy on job readiness and career choices among youths with intellectual disabilities (ID) in Singapore. Forty-seven students were recruited, with an IQ ranging from 50 to 70. Results showed that general self-efficacy was moderately related to social self-efficacy, but highly related to job readiness. Three self-report instruments were administered, including: the General Self-Efficacy Scale-ID version, the Glasgow Social Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Job Readiness Scale-ID version. Students were also asked to indicate their career choices and provided their demographic characteristics through a semi-structured questionnaire. Research findings provided both special educators and vocational rehabilitation professional with information on the importance of self-efficacy and suggested for interventions aimed at developing students’ self-efficacy to improve their job readiness.
Keywords
Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, Special Schools, Career Readiness, Regression (Statistics)
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Li, J.-Y., & Goh, L. L. (2011). The Role of Self-Efficacy on Job Readiness and Career Choice Among People with Intellectual Disability in Singapore. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 6(1), 93-111. https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.133

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