How children with mental retardation in Swedish schools are prepared for work in adult life

Issue title: Work Practice in Sweden

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Vidmark, Inger

Affiliations: Boden College of Health and Care Sciences, Hedenbrovägen, S-961 44 Boden, Sweden

Abstract: Children with mental retardation in Sweden are educated in special schools. This paper explores how these students are prepared for work in adult life based on Maurer's model of vocational development by examining current curriculums. The results indicate that the sequences of vocational development are considered in the curriculums. Yet few persons with mental retardation are employed on the open market. Reasons for this are discussed. Utvecklingsstörda barn i Sverige går i särskola. I denna artikel undersöks hur dessa elever förbereds för arbete i vuxen ålder utifrån Maurer's modell om vocational development genom att studera gällande låroplaner. Resultatet indikerar att i läroplanerna beaktas de olika faserna i vocational development. Ändå är få utvecklingsstörda anställda på öppna arbetsmarknaden. Orsaker till detta diskuteras.

Keywords: Mental retardation, Children, Work, Education, Curriculum

Keywords: Utvecklingsstöming, Barn, Arbete, Utbildning, låroplaner

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-1995-5305

Journal: Work, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 185-190, 1995