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Leins, Patricia A.; Cuenca-Carlino, Yojanna; Kiuhara, Sharlene A.; Jacobson, Laura Thompson – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2017
An increasing challenge for many secondary special education teachers is preparing students for the writing demands in postsecondary settings. The self-regulated strategy development (SRSD) model of writing instruction, considered an evidence-based practice, is an effective strategy for enhancing the writing skills of students with disabilities,…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Teaching Methods, Special Education Teachers, Writing Instruction
Tanner, Kara Kunst – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This qualitative study investigated the academic, community, and family experiences of adults who are profoundly deaf. The deaf adults were categorized as high-achieving by having attended college post-high school. The intent of this study is to give teachers, parents, and other deaf students, insight into the factors responsible for contributing…
Descriptors: Deafness, Adults, High Achievement, Qualitative Research
Storey, Keith; Miner, Craig – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2017
This book provides an overview of systematic instructional strategies and is written in a format so that teachers and other service providers can immediately put the information to use. It specifically focuses upon systematic instruction for individuals with disabilities (school age and adults) and is generic across age groups as well as…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Basic Skills, Disabilities, Students
Wegner, Theresa Marie – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2017
This qualitative study identified the factors that contributed to the success experienced by students with learning disabilities in their first year of college. The primary factors that emerged from student interviews were their attitudes about higher education, and their personal attributes including motivation, maturity, and persistence.…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Self Determination, Qualitative Research, College Freshmen
Gregg, Noel; Galyardt, April; Wolfe, Gerri; Moon, Nathan; Todd, Robert – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of virtual mentoring for enhancing the persistence of secondary and postsecondary students with disabilities engaged in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning. The student participants (N = 189) were all engaged in STEM coursework and enrolled in a…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Mentors, Academic Persistence, Disabilities
Vaccaro, Annemarie; Daly-Cano, Meada; Newman, Barbara M. – Journal of College Student Development, 2015
Higher education research suggests that the development of a sense of belonging is key to academic success and persistence, yet we know little about how first-year students with disabilities develop a sense of belonging as they transition into and through their first year in postsecondary environments. Themes from a grounded theory study of 8…
Descriptors: College Students, Disabilities, Models, Group Membership
Williams, Val; Ponting, Lisa; Ford, Kerrie – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
Participation, voice and control have long been central concerns in the research at Norah Fry. This paper focuses on inclusive research relating to choice and control, as experienced by people with learning disabilities who use personal budgets and direct payments, and aims to question how the process of inclusive research can be linked to wider…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Social Science Research, Social Influences
Mask, Paige R.; DePountis, Vicki – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2018
This article portrays the complex nature of the transition process for two students with visual impairments (VI), both functionally blind, who successfully completed a bachelor's degree. Standardized open-ended interviews provided individual perspectives on the transition services, supports, and challenges faced by the participants with VI during…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Interviews, Independent Living, Career Awareness
Power, Andrew; Bartlett, Ruth; Hall, Edward – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Whilst personalization offers the promise of more choice and control and wider participation in the community, the reality in the United Kingdom has been hampered by local council cuts and a decline in formal services. This has left many people with intellectual disabilities feeling dislocated from collective forms of support (Needham, 2015). What…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Relationship, Peer Groups, Social Support Groups
Hendrickson, Jo M.; Woods-Groves, Suzanne; Rodgers, Derek B.; Datchuk, Shawn – Education and Treatment of Children, 2017
Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are attending postsecondary programs at unprecedented rates. Transitions are especially challenging for students with ASD, yet little is known about critical transitions during the college experience. Using the College Adjustment Program Evaluation Scales (CAPES), we examined student and parent…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Postsecondary Education, Student Attitudes
Daley, Samantha G.; Zeidan, Pamela – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2020
This qualitative study examined the role and determinants of motivational beliefs and self-perceptions among six academically successful undergraduates with learning disabilities at private 4-year colleges who serve as mentors for middle-school students with similar learning challenges. Drawing on the expectancy-value theory of achievement-related…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Motivation, Self Concept, Beliefs
National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: The Collaborative, 2021
The checklist in this document is intended to provide schools, districts, or other stakeholders in secondary transition with a framework for determining the degree to which their program is implementing practices that are likely to lead to more positive post-school outcomes for students with disabilities. A team should consider the definition of…
Descriptors: School Districts, Self Evaluation (Groups), Check Lists, Predictor Variables
Highlen, Douglas – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
While more and more individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are choosing to pursue higher education, comparatively little research has been conducted on the success of these students. Even less practical information has been developed and promulgated to classroom educators. This article reviews trade publications, peer-reviewed journal…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Community Colleges, Journal Articles
Hodge, Deborah D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study examined the role of TRiO Student Support Services (SSS) programs for students who persist in college. The intent of this study was to determine whether the services provided to participants in SSS helped them achieve higher grade-point averages (GPA), retention rates, and graduation rates. Student Support Services programs are designed…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Rural Schools, Academic Support Services, Grade Point Average
Cuenca-Carlino, Yojanna; Mustian, April L.; Allen, Ruth D.; Gilbert, Jamillah – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2016
Writing can be a method of expression for those who cannot or do not feel comfortable expressing themselves verbally. For students with disabilities, however, writing can be a challenging task because they often fail to see writing as a process. This article examines how to use the self-regulated strategy development model of writing, an…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems, Independent Study, Evidence Based Practice