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Gonen, Ayala; Grinberg, Keren – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
Background: Learning disabilities (LD) are lifelong disabilities that affect all facets of a person's life. Aim: Identifying the relationship between academic students' attitudes toward learning disability, self-image, and selected factors. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to 213 students from an academic center in Israel. Two different…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Learning Disabilities, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Questionnaires
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Shifrer, Dara – Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2013
Poorer outcomes for youth labeled with learning disabilities (LDs) are often attributed to the student's own deficiencies or cumulative disadvantage; but the more troubling possibility is that special education placement limits rather than expands these students' opportunities. Labeling theory partially attributes the poorer outcomes of…
Descriptors: Social Bias, Labeling (of Persons), High School Students, Expectation
Chambliss, Judith – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The problem. This study investigated whether there were statistically significant differences in perceptions of high school students with specific learning disabilities with respect to reasons for either remaining in high school or leaving high school on their 18th birthday. Method. A quasi-experimental study was conducted. 30 students who were…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Likert Scales, Comparative Analysis, High School Students