ERIC Number: EJ1202783
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Feb
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2165-1434
EISSN: N/A
Support Receipt: Effect on Postsecondary Success of Students with Learning Disabilities
Newman, Lynn A.; Madaus, Joseph W.; Lalor, Adam R.; Javitz, Harold S.
Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, v42 n1 p6-16 Feb 2019
In contrast to the increase in college enrollment rates of youth with learning disabilities (LD), graduation rates have remained stagnant and low. Using propensity methods, this study examined the effect of disability-specific and universally available support receipt on the college perseverance and completion of students with LD. Based on secondary analysis of National Longitudinal Transition Study 2 (NLTS2), findings indicate that students who received supports--those available to the full student body and/or disability-specific supports--were more likely to persist in, and successfully complete, 2-year or 4-year college. Implications include that transition staff need to ensure students not only are prepared to seek disability supports once on campus, but that equal emphasis should be placed on helping students access supports available to the full student body.
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Disabilities, Academic Persistence, Graduation Rate, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), Access to Education, Student Personnel Services, Academic Achievement, Academic Support Services
SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2814
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A120300; R324A100025
What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards
WWC Study Page: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Study/90557