The Delphi Technique was used with 100 professionals involved with or interested in career/vocational education to ascertain the primary 100 words with which mentally retarded students should be conversant prior to their formal entry into the world of work. The first word list distributed contained 300 words. This list was reduced to the third list of 148 words from which was determined the 100 words considered by these professionals to be crucial for the successful transition of mentally retarded children from school to work. The 100 words are presented with implications for both teacher-trainers and teachers of mentally retarded individuals.
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