A Study of the Employers Needs for Non-technical Employability of Individuals with Visual Impairments.

• Main Authors: Hsiu-Mei Fann, 范秀妹
• Other Authors: Yung-chang Li
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2002
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/28235610681696322916

碩士 === 國立高雄師範大學 === 特殊教育學系 === 90 === The purposes of this study were to investigate the employers needs for non-technical employability of individuals with visual impairments and to compare differences of needs among employed background variables (occupational category, business size, number of employees with disabilities, educational level ,experience with individuals with visual impairments before hiring ). A questionnaire was used for collecting data. Samples were selected from employers or individuals in charge of hiring who have hired or been hiring employees with visual impairments in the Kaohsinug area, including 131 employers. The obtained data was analyzed by ANOVA, MANOVA,and multiple stepwise regression. Results of the study were as follows: 1. Employers have six kinds of non-technical employability needs, including (1)work personality, (2)basic work skills, (3)orientation and mobility skills, (4)communication skills,(5) daily living skills, and (6)social skills. These six non-technical employability needs varied in degrees. 2. Within the six kinds of non-technical employability needs, different occupational employers had significant variation of need in “communication skills”, in which employers in service areas considered it to be more important than those except manufacturing areas. 3. Employers hiring more employees with disabilities had higher need of basic work skills than those hiring less . 4. Employers requiring lower educational level had higher need of basic work skills than those with higher . 5.Employers who had experience with individuals having visual impairments before hiring had higher need of either all six skills, work personality, communication skills, or daily living skills than those without experience. 6.There was a significant correlation in basic work skills between the business size and experience with individuals having visual impairments before hiring. 7.There was a significant correlation in communication skills between the number of employees with disabilities and experience with individuals having visual impairments before hiring. 8.Employers’ background variables of experience with individuals having visual impairments before hiring was effectively predictive of non-technical employability needs for individuals with visual impairments. Finally, implication were discussed in terms of the results of this study. Furthermore, concrete suggestions were made for the employment service and vocational training for individuals with visual impairments and further study.