Acompañamiento pedagógico en el desempeño laboral de los docentes de I.E. Innova Schools, 2015

El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo demostrar la influencia del acompañamiento pedagógico en el desempeño laboral docente en la I.E. Innova Schools Red Lima, 2015. Este estudio empleó una metodología hipotético-deductivo de diseño no experimental transversal, su población estuvo conformada por 3 directores, 199 docentes, 12 coaches, 4 coordinadores académicos de la I. E. Innova Schools Sedes Santo Toribio, Cercado y Cristal. Además fue un estudio tipo básico sustantivo de nivel explicativo. Para validar y demostrar la confiabilidad de los instrumentos se ha considerado la validez de contenido por medio del juicio de expertos. Los datos de estudio se obtuvieron a través de la técnica de la encuesta y su instrumento, escala Likert, fue un cuestionario con preguntas politómicas. Los resultados revelaron que el acompañamiento pedagógico influye significativamente en el desempeño laboral docente en la I.E. Innova Schools 2015 de acuerdo el ratio de probabilidad chi-cuadrado de 17,886 con un valor de p (0,000) < 0,05 el cual indica que el modelo pedagógico propuesto se ajusta significativamente mejor que un modelo vacío

Bringing Employment First to Scale: State of the Science as a Knowledge Translation Strategy

To synthesize our findings to date, the ThinkWork team at ICI developed 3 draft papers that captured the core themes from our RRTC on Advancing Employment for Individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (IDD). We asked experts in the field to weigh in on these papers, and then broadly disseminated the papers to multiple audiences. Our primary goal was to engage with a diverse group with a range of perspectives and experiences, including fellow researchers, state agency employees, rehabilitation providers, and individuals with IDD and their families. To reach this goal we used a Knowledge Translation (KT) process. KT has many definitions, but the one that we used for our work is: “the multidimensional, active process of ensuring that new knowledge gained through the course of research ultimately improves the lives of people with disabilities, and furthers their participation in society (NIDILRR, 2005). As part of the overall KT effort, the ThinkWork team developed multi-modal strategies to facilitate more productive engagement. Through a series of online and in-person events, we gathered structured feedback. The papers evolved based on this feedback, and are presented in multiple formats, including in accessible language. All publications related to our employment research are posted to the ThinkWork website (www.thinkwork.org)

What is the relationship between gender and employment status for individuals with IDD? Findings from the National Core Indicators Adult Consumer Survey (Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 9)

Gender-based discrimination is a persistent problem in the workforce. Like their peers without disabilities, women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) often have less opportunity to achieve employment outcomes as compared to their male counterparts. Analysis of data from the 2012–2013 National Core Indicators (NCI) Adult Consumer Survey shows a disparity in access to community jobs between men and women. These data show that women are significantly less likely than men to have a paid job in the community. Among the sample of respondents who worked in a community setting, only about one third were women

Data Note: The Engagement of Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in Vocational Rehabilitation: 2010–2014 State Trends

In this Data Note, we look at the average number of young adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) who between 2010 and 2014 exited vocational rehabilitation (VR) programs in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Tools for Inclusion- Career Center Success: Addressing Job-Seeker Benefit Concerns

A primary barrier to employment of individuals with disabilities is concerns over the impact of earnings from employment on public benefits. These benefits include cash benefits from Social Security, health coverage via Medicaid and Medicare, SNAP (food stamps), subsidized housing, and others. The Social Security Administration funds Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) programs to provide benefits counseling to individuals with disabilities. The purpose of WIPA services is to address any questions or concerns Social Security beneficiaries have regarding the impact of earnings on benefits, and to encourage them to pursue employment. However, the availability of WIPA services is limited. To expand benefits assistance, DEI grant funds enhanced access to WIPA services from BenePlan at UMass Medical School. CWICs (Community Work Incentive Counselors) from BenePlan provided benefits counseling to DEI participants who were Social Security beneficiaries. (For the purposes of this publication, we will refer to CWICs as “benefit specialists.”) This brief discusses the impact of benefits counseling, including the enhanced benefits counseling funded by DEI, on individual’s efforts to become successfully employed

How is guardianship status related to employment status for people with IDD? Findings from the National Core Indicators Adult Consumer Survey (Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 10)

Many individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, or IDD, have a legal guardian who assists them in making life decisions about housing, health, and employment. A recent analysis of data from the National Core Indicators (NCI) Adult Consumer Survey has found that people with IDD who were represented by a legal guardian were less likely to have paid employment than people who were their own legal guardians. This finding may help us understand the role that legal guardians play in access to employment. If guardianship is a potential barrier to community-based work, then guardians need to be directly engaged in efforts to promote integrated employment

Bringing Employment First to Scale: Pushing the Integrated Employment Agenda: A Case Study of Maryland’s High-Performing Employment System

This brief summarizes data collected from key informants in Maryland about the state’s efforts to support integrated employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). It highlights features that contribute to the effectiveness of Maryland’s collaborative structures that have resulted in the state’s success in achieving integrated employment outcomes for individuals with IDD across three state systems: IDD, vocational rehabilitation (VR), and education. Presentation of these features is organized by the seven elements of the Higher-Performing States Employment Framework. These elements have been found to be important in achieving higher rates of competitive integrated employment outcomes for people with IDD

Perceptions of Civil Justice: The Litigation Crisis Attitudes of Civil Jurors

Public perceptions that the civil justice system is in crisis are apparently widespread, but little is known about the causes or correlates of such views. This article analyzes the litigation crisis attitudes of a sample of civil jurors. Like the public, jurors endorsed a number of statements suggesting that there is a litigation crisis. Factor analysis identified two independent components: general concern over excessive litigation, and criticism of the civil jury. Litigation crisis views were found in all demographic and attitudinal subgroups. However, attitudes about the civil justice system were related to the respondent\u27s political efficacy, claims consciousness, belief in a just world, age, religion, and race