As individuals with disabilities attend postsecondary education in greater numbers, mentoring programs are being implemented more frequently. The research objective of our exploratory study was to examine outcomes for students with disabilities participating in a Student to Student Mentoring Program using a mixed methods approach. Mentors followed…

Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face unique challenges in attaining postsecondary education. However, as awareness of supports increases, such as early intervention programs and evidence-based practices, more students with ASD view postsecondary education as an option. Little research exists of the role of secondary school counselor…

This article discusses recent programs and procedures based at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, designed to help students' transition from high school to university. Students are poorly prepared for university, and the meagre assistance they get from pre-university orientations, or even from longer-term programs such as University…