Studying Pre-Vocational Skills in Adolescents with Severe Multiple Developmental Disabilities through Professional Testing: Experimental Research Findings
Author(s):
Olga V. Pashinova, Candidate of Sciences (Pedagogy), Associate Professor of the Department of Theory and Practice of Special Education and Upbringing, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8000-8621, Irkutsk State University
1 Karl Marx St, Irkutsk, 664003, Russia, tel: +7 (3952) 241097, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Abstract: Introduction. At the current stage of special education, studying pre-vocational opportunities for adolescents with severe and multiple developmental disabilities is particularly relevant. Mastering accessible pre-vocational skills during schooling promotes normalization of the lives of students in the studied category through their integration into society, facilitating access to social privileges and benefits.
This article presents the findings of an experimental study aimed at examining pre-vocational skills in adolescents with severe and multiple developmental disabilities through vocational tryouts.
Materials and methods. 30 students from special (correctional) schools in Irkutsk and the Irkutsk regional public organization for parents of children with disabilities “Raduga” (ages 10-14).
Methods: testing (professional tryouts in three areas: “Decorative Floriculture”, “Cardboard Craft”, “Sewing”); analysis of results.
Results. Levels (sufficient, moderate, low) of pre-vocational skills development in adolescents with severe multiple disabilities were identified, along with challenges hindering their development.
Directions for acquiring pre-vocational skills relevant to specific professions were determined, considering the capabilities of students with severe multiple disabilities.
Conclusion. Research materials can be used by teachers, tutors, and correctional education specialists. The study findings are of interest to parents raising a child with severe and multiple developmental disabilities.
Keywords: adolescents, severe multiple developmental disorders, pre-vocational skills, vocational try-outs
For citation: Pashinova O.V. Studying Pre-Vocational Skills in Adolescents with Severe Multiple Developmental Disabilities through Professional Testing: Experimental Research Findings. Pedagogicheskiy IMIDZH = Pedagogical IMAGE. 2025; 19 (2). Pp. 211-224. (In Russ.). DOI: https://doi.org/10.32343/2409-5052-2025-19-2-211-224
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32343/2409-5052-2025-19-2-211-224
UDС: 376:37.048.4
The article was submitted to the editorial office on 11.04.2025, approved after review on 17.06.2025, and accepted for publication on 18.06.2025.