by requirements for the degree of (Education) - NCRTM

Factors other than job skills were studied by Cohen (1960) to deter-
mine the reasons for failure of 57 mental retardates in 73 placements in
the community after a period of institutional training at Johnston Training
and Research Center, Jersey. With only a few exceptions the students were
able to meet the skill and strength demands of the job; however, one third
of the cases had difficulty in adjustment to the community rather than the
job and one third conveyed poor attitude with regard' to the job.
In 1952, Bruno conducted a follow-up study of 18-20 year old male and
female MR's to assess their employment record within a two year period.
Informal interviews were made to determine the reasons for job failures.
It was found that the .boys and girls who were employed in jobs commensurate
with their ability remained on the job longer. The study showed that most
MR's were separated from their jobs because of poor attendance, poor punc-
tuality, failure to adjust to work conditions, failure to get along with
fellow workers, inaccuracy of performance and lack of continued effort
or stamina on the job.
Various research studies concluded that satisfactory social and econ-
omic adjustment can be attributed to one or more of the following: i) emo-
tional stability and/or general attitude (Whitcomb, 1945; Dubrow, 1960;
Dinger 1961; Cohen, 1963; Shafter, 1957), 2) interpersonal relations
Delp, 1967; Peckham, 1951; Windle, Stewart and Brown, 1961; Warren, 1955;
Magaw and Sullivan, 1945), and 3) influence of significant persons--parti-
cularly the family (Caller, Charles and Miller, 1967; Neff, 19S9; Peckham,
1951; Warren, 19S5).
There is some inconsistency of findi.ngs on the .relationship of Iq to
vocational success. A number ofstudies find little or no correlation be
tween the two (Bower and Switzer, 1962; Hartzler, 1951; Shafter, 1957;
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