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Examining Postsecondary Education Predictors and Participation for Students with Learning Disabilities
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Joshi, Gauri S.; Bouck, Emily C. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
Given the history of poor postschool outcomes for students with disabilities, researchers repeatedly sought to demonstrate the links between predictor variables and postschool outcomes for students with disabilities. This secondary data analysis used the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 to examine the relationship between postsecondary…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Correlation, Transitional Programs, Learning Disabilities
The Benefits of High School Career and Technical Education (CTE) for Youth with Learning Disabilities
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Wagner, Mary M.; Newman, Lynn A.; Javitz, Harold S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
Using data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2), this study examines the career and technical education (CTE) course taking of high school students with learning disabilities (LD) in the context of the national movement toward higher standards for determining whether students leave high school "college and career…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Learning Disabilities, High School Students, Longitudinal Studies
First-Year College Students with ADHD And/or LD: Differences in Engagement, Positive Core Self-Evaluation, School Preparation, and College Expectations
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DuPaul, George J.; Pinho, Trevor D.; Pollack, Brittany L.; Gormley, Matthew J.; Laracy, Seth D. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
Students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and/or learning disabilities (LD) experience significant challenges in making the transition from high school to college. This study examined the ways first-year college students with ADHD, LD, ADHD+LD, and comparison peers differ in engagement, core self-evaluation, high school…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disabilities, Control Groups
The Relationship among Self-Determination, Self-Concept, and Academic Achievement for Students with Learning Disabilities
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Zheng, Chunmei; Gaumer Erickson, Amy; Kingston, Neal M.; Noonan, Patricia M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2014
Research suggests that self-determination skills are positively correlated with factors that have been shown to improve academic achievement, but the direct relationship among self-determination, self-concept, and academic achievement is not fully understood. This study offers an empirical explanation of how self-determination and self-concept…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Self Concept, Academic Achievement, Learning Disabilities
Accommodation Decision Making for Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities: Individually Tailored or One Size Fits All?
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Weis, Robert; Dean, Emily L.; Osborne, Karen J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
Clinicians uniformly recommend accommodations for college students with learning disabilities; however, we know very little about which accommodations they select and the validity of their recommendations. We examined the assessment documentation of a large sample of community college students receiving academic accommodations for learning…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Learning Disabilities, Postsecondary Education, Two Year Colleges