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Delayed PhD Completion: An Autoethnographic Account of Academic Ableism
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Lorenz, Danielle E. – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2021
Although equity, diversity, and inclusion have become increasingly important to Canadian higher education institutions, research on experiences of disability in post-secondary institutions is limited. What's more, the perspectives of disabilities from non-disabled academics far exceed that of those with disabilities. In the existing literature,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Disabilities, Graduate Study
Resilience and Despair: Exploring the Educational Experiences of Graduate Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic to Guide Strategies for Action
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Ely, Frank O.; Mitchell, Fallon R.; Hirsch, Katherine E.; Diana, Michael; Munroe-Chandler, Krista J.; van Wyk, Paula M.; McGowan, Cheri L. – Current Issues in Comparative Education, 2022
The purpose of the current study was to explore graduate students' mental health and educational experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Graduate students (N = 28) in Canada completed an online survey consisting of both closed- and open-ended questions related to their mental health, degree progress, and access to campus workspace. Data were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, COVID-19, Pandemics
Patterns of Academic Success and Engagement among College Students with Psychiatric Disabilities
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McEwan, Robert C.; Downie, Robert – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2019
In this descriptive study, the academic success (graduation rate, graduating grade-point-average, semesters to graduation) and the patterns of academic engagement (time from first to last enrollment, characteristics of the "time-outs" taken, between-semester volatility in grade-point-average) for five groups of students with psychiatric…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Mental Disorders, Learner Engagement, Anxiety
Experiences of Students with Visual Impairments in Canadian Higher Education
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Reed, Maureen; Curtis, Kathryn – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2012
Introduction: This article presents a study of the higher education experiences of students with visual impairments in Canada. Methods: Students with visual impairments and the staff members of disability programs were surveyed and interviewed regarding the students' experiences in entering higher education and completing their higher education…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Student Experience, Higher Education, College Students