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Strosnider, Kim – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
In a speech, Boston University (Massachusetts) president Jon Westling used "Somnolent Samantha" as an example of potential for student abuse of identification as learning disabled. Because Samantha was fictitious, 10 students have sued the university, charging Westling with holding an unfair view of students with learning disabilities.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Cheating, College Presidents
Peer reviewedCoombs-Ashton, Tamarah M. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1993
Twenty-five university students with learning disabilities were interviewed relating to specific work habits necessary for successful functioning in an undergraduate program. Only 4 of 10 work habits were reported as acquired by 70% or more of the students. There was no correlation between overall self-rating and cumulative grade point average.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Higher Education
