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Pagaling, Rachel; Eaton, Sarah Elaine; McDermott, Brenda – Online Submission, 2022
Purpose: This report summarizes existing research related to academic integrity, accessibility, equity, and inclusion, with a particular focus on individuals with learning disabilities and neurodevelopmental disabilities. It provides an overview of the literature up to and including August 2021, highlighting key issues and existing gaps. The…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Academic Achievement, Integrity, Cheating
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Shahriar, Ambreen, Ed.; Syed, Ghazal Kazim, Ed. – IGI Global, 2017
The pursuit of higher education has become increasingly popular among students of many different backgrounds and cultures. As these students embark on higher learning, it is imperative for educators and universities to be culturally sensitive to their differing individualities. "Student Culture and Identity in Higher Education" is an…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Identification (Psychology), Cultural Awareness
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Thomas, Gail; Kroese, Biza Stenfert – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2005
This study investigates 35 students with mild learning disabilities reactions to participating in a research project exploring their sexual knowledge, attitudes and behaviour. Students completed an informed consent procedure prior to their participation in the sexuality research and all were interviewed using a confidential interview procedure.…
Descriptors: Tutors, Sexuality, Learning Disabilities, Special Education
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Anctil, Tina M.; Ishikawa, Michele E.; Tao Scott, Amy – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2008
This study provides a model of academic identity development for college students with learning disabilities from the integrative self-determination themes of persistence, competence, career decision making, and self-realization. Nineteen self-determined and high-achieving participants were interviewed. The participants' stories illustrate how…
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Disabilities, Academic Persistence, Conflict Resolution
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Lindsey, Billie J.; Fabiano, Patricia; Stark, Chris – College Student Journal, 2009
This study examined depression among a random sample of students (N = 618) enrolled in a medium size university in the Pacific Northwest who responded to the American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment. The results indicated that one in four students experienced depression in the past year and men were as likely as…
Descriptors: Pain, Learning Disabilities, Drinking, Depression (Psychology)
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Butler, Deborah L.; Beckingham, Beverly; Lauscher, Helen J. Novak – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2005
This article presents three in-depth case studies focused on supporting students with learning challenges to learn math strategically. Participants were three eighth-grade students enrolled in a learning assistance classroom who were of at least average intelligence but who were performing significantly below grade level in mathematics. These case…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Education, Intelligence, Case Studies
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Myers, Helen Nicole Frye – Professional School Counseling, 2005
Many young children with disabilities have unique personal/social needs in addition to academic issues related to their disability. Current research suggests a number of personal/social difficulties that come with a diagnosis of a physical disability, emotional disorder, or learning disability. This article presents the results of an ethnographic…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Physical Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Ethnography
Harris, Karen R.; Friedlander, Barbara Danoff; Saddler, Bruce; Frizzelle, Remedios; Graham, Steve – Journal of Special Education, 2005
A counterbalanced, multiple-baseline, across-subjects design was used to determine if attention and performance monitoring had differential effects on the on-task and spelling study behavior of 6 elementary students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the general education classroom. Both self-monitoring of attention and…
Descriptors: General Education, Spelling, Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders