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Stamp, Lucy; Banerjee, Manju; Brown, Franklin C. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2014
This study examined issues related to college adjustment and self-advocacy from the perspective of students diagnosed with a primarily inattentive presentation of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) who were unable to meet minimum academic expectations in their first attempt at college. Data were gathered from 12 students with ADHD who,…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Self Advocacy, College Preparation, School Readiness
Murray, Christopher; Lombardi, Allison; Kosty, Derek – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2014
The current investigation examines profiles of postsecondary adjustment among college students with disabilities. Students' self-perceptions of practical gains, personal gains, educational gains, their overall satisfaction with postsecondary school, and their college GPA were subjected to a latent profile analysis. Results indicated that students…
Descriptors: Disabilities, College Students, Profiles, Student Adjustment
Dipeolu, Abiola O.; Storlie, Cassandra; Johnson, Carol – Journal of School Counseling, 2014
There are limited school counseling resources that address the unique post high school transition issues faced by students with High-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (HASD). While many school counselors have excellent skills in assessment, advising, and career planning, it is worthwhile to expand these to include working with students with…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, School Counselors
Turner, George W. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how adults with mild intellectual disabilities live out their social-sexual lives. Adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) are often assumed to be asexual or incapable of having sexual lives, resulting in a paucity of research-based knowledge. Research and educational efforts with this…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Adults, Mild Mental Retardation
Carter, Erik W.; Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Cooney, Molly; Weir, Katherine; Moss, Colleen K.; Machalicek, Wendy – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2013
This study examined 68 parents' views of the self-determination skills and capacities of their young adult children with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability (ages 19-21 years). Results indicated parents placed a high value on the importance of all seven component skills (i.e., choice-making skills, decision-making skills,…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Autism, Mental Retardation, Parents
Gaztambide-Fernandez, Ruben A.; Howard, Adam – Democracy & Education, 2013
Faced with the facts of economic inequality, the wealthy are confronted with a particular set of moral, social, and political questions, not least of which is the question of how to preserve a sense of being a "good" human being. In the case of justifying privilege, the problem becomes how to position oneself as being uniquely able to enact a…
Descriptors: Advantaged, Moral Values, Thinking Skills, Persuasive Discourse
Blewitt, Angela – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This mixed-methods study explored the characteristics of a reading program at a South Central Los Angeles charter school, as well as explored the relationship between motivational and affective factors on the Student Approaches to Learning (SAL) instrument and students' reading lexile scores. Data were collected through student questionnaire…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Science Education, Science Instruction
Meglemre, Jennifer Susan – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Students with learning disabilities are entering postsecondary education in larger numbers, yet many lacks the self-advocacy skills needed to access services available to them. Explicit instruction in self-advocacy must begin in time for students to practice these skills before leaving high school. Currently, too many students with learning…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Learning Disabilities, Self Advocacy, Grade 8
Najarian, Cheryl G. – Disability & Society, 2008
Using life history interviews with 10 college educated Deaf women this paper investigates connections between early education and college experience and how they identified as Deaf. The women developed strategies as they managed their impressions while employing Goffman's practices of loyalty, discipline and circumspection. Acknowledging deafness…
Descriptors: Females, Deafness, Language Role, Biographies
Hebert, Amy M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
It is well documented that attrition in the postsecondary settings for students who are deaf or hard of hearing is greatly due to their academic and communication skills, as well as pre-entry attributes. However there is little evidence that indicates why students who are deaf or hard of hearing are successful in the postsecondary setting. This…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, College Students, Hypothesis Testing
Dowden, Angel Riddick – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2009
Black adolescents are confronted with ongoing social barriers that affect their academic motivation. School counselors can improve the educational landscape for Black adolescents by employing advocacy competencies in their schools. In this article I describe a brief psychoeducational group that can be used to teach self-advocacy skills to Black…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Adolescents, Self Advocacy, School Counselors
Merlone, Lynn; Moran, Dolores – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2008
Fifth grade students with learning disabilities receive a ten-week unit on learning styles and the special education process as part of their transition to the middle school. Developed by a learning center teacher and guidance counselor, the program is derived from the literature on self-determination and from the work of Mel Levine. The…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Coping, Self Advocacy, Grade 5
Anctil, Tina M.; Ishikawa, Michele E.; Tao Scott, Amy – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2008
This study provides a model of academic identity development for college students with learning disabilities from the integrative self-determination themes of persistence, competence, career decision making, and self-realization. Nineteen self-determined and high-achieving participants were interviewed. The participants' stories illustrate how…
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Disabilities, Academic Persistence, Conflict Resolution
Brackenreed, Darlene – Exceptionality Education International, 2008
This case study investigated the impact of selected types of adaptive and assistive technology (AT) on the learning gains and academic achievement levels of a female student with mild disabilities in her sixth and seventh grades in a Catholic school board in northeastern Ontario. Interviews were conducted with the parent, student, and pre-service…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Mild Disabilities, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
Wearmouth, Janice – Kairaranga, 2007
"Talking Stones" is an interview technique that is designed to support self advocacy, particularly for groups of disaffected school students whose views may be difficult to elicit. It has been developed and refined to incorporate a view of learners as active agents in their own learning and is compatible with reflective practice and a…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Self Advocacy, Communication Skills, Reflective Teaching