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ERIC Number: EJ1165170
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Feb
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1521-0251
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Persistence to Graduation for Students with Disabilities: Implications for Performance-Based Outcomes
Knight, William; Wessel, Roger D.; Markle, Larry
Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, v19 n4 p362-380 Feb 2018
The study sought to determine whether students with disabilities are disadvantaged because of state and institutional performance-based policies providing incentives for 4-year graduation. In a longitudinal study of 32,187 students at a Midwestern Research University, the retention and graduation rates, and mean years to graduation, of students with disabilities were compared with students without disabilities. This study demonstrated that the presence of a disability does not negatively influence eventual graduation, but that it does influence the amount of time to degree completion. However, as the transition to college for students with disabilities can be more difficult, it is important that the institution has interventions in place to assist students with disabilities to assimilate into college. The discussion focuses on policy and practice implications linked to performance-based outcomes related to students with disabilities.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indiana
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