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Lowenthal, Alison B.; Bassett, Diane S. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2012
Over the past decade, there has been an increased emphasis on transition planning for students with exceptional needs. This is in part the result of the mandates contained in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004. This increased emphasis has revealed a number of shortcomings with how transition planning is done…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Data Analysis, Transitional Programs, Critical Path Method
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Kearns, Hugh; Gardiner, Maria; Marshall, Kelly – Higher Education Research and Development, 2008
What is it that makes a PhD such a difficult process, and prevents candidates from completing on time? In this paper, we propose that self-sabotaging behaviours, including overcommitting, procrastination and perfectionism, have a role to play. At Flinders University, we have developed a program in which we work with PhD students to help to reduce…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Program Effectiveness, Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Dissertations
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Cummings, Rhoda; Maddux, Cleborne D.; Richmond, Aaron – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2008
Increasingly, institutions of higher education are required to evaluate student progress and programme effectiveness through implementation of performance assessment practices. Faculty members frequently resist performance assessment because of concerns that assessment activities will increase workloads, reduce time for scholarly activities,…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Performance Based Assessment, Performance Tests, Program Effectiveness