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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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Students with Disabilities: Relationship between Participation Rates and Perceptions of Work-Integrated Learning by Disability Type
Gatto, Laura E.; Pearce, Heather; Plesca, Miana; Antonie, Luiza
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, v22 n3 p287-306 2021
There is limited research available that examines students with disabilities' participation rates and perceptions of Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) while in post-secondary. This is problematic as universities in Canada are growing their WIL programs to improve school to work transition rates. This research finds that 23% of students who are registered with the Disability Services Office for academic accommodations have engaged in WIL. For those who have not engaged in WIL, almost 50% strongly or somewhat agreed that their disability was a factor. Furthermore, students with mental health disorders are 3.3 times less likely to have had a WIL experience. Participation in WIL increases students with disabilities' probability of reporting more positively that they understand the accommodations they may need in WIL. However, only 17% of students with disabilities in a cooperative education program reported requesting accommodations in a co-op work term.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Student Participation, Work Experience Programs, Student Attitudes, Postsecondary Education, College Students, Education Work Relationship, Mental Disorders, Probability, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Cooperative Education, Barriers
New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education. University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand. Tel: +64-7-838-4892; e-mail: editor@ijwil.org; Web site: https://www.ijwil.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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