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Students with Chronic Health Conditions: Teacher Knowledge, Confidence, and Special Education Provisions
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Alexa Rey Dixon – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Chronic health conditions (CHCs) impact approximately 20% of youth under the age of 18 years. Youth with CHCs are at a greater risk for poor outcomes across domains of development including behavioral, academic, cognitive, physical, and social-emotional than peers without CHCs. Advances in medical treatments make it possible for youth with CHCs to…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Knowledge Level, Special Education, Educational Legislation
Inside and Out: Factors That Support and Hinder the Self-Advocacy of Undergraduates with ADHD and/or Specific Learning Disabilities in STEM
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Pfeifer, Mariel A.; Reiter, Eve Melanie; Cordero, Julio J.; Stanton, Julie Dangremond – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2021
Self-advocacy is linked to the success and retention of students with disabilities in college. Self-advocacy is defined as communicating individual wants, needs, and rights to determine and pursue required accommodations. While self-advocacy is linked to academic success, little is known about how students with disabilities in science, technology,…
Descriptors: Self Advocacy, Undergraduate Students, Students with Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Supporting the Needs of Students with Undiagnosed Disabilities
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Schechter, Julia Silverman – Phi Delta Kappan, 2018
Students with disabilities, especially those with non-apparent conditions, are entering universities in growing numbers. Yet more and more students are going off to college unprepared to manage their disabilities, in part because their high schools are overburdened, understaffed, and uninformed to identify and support them. A recent survey of…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Undergraduate Students, Special Education, High School Students
An Examination of Principals' Perception, Knowledge, and Training Regarding Their Preparation to Be an Effective Instructional Leader for ELL and SPED Programs
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Lawrie, JaKyta M.; Fonseca, Dora A. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This report focused on the problem of many principals not having knowledge and training to supervise English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education (SPED) programs and be an effective instructional leader for specialized programs in their buildings. Principals are responsible for day to day operations for their building; however, the role of…
Descriptors: Principals, Knowledge Level, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications
An Examination of Principals' Perception, Knowledge, and Training Regarding Their Preparation to Be an Effective Instructional Leader for ELL and SPED Programs
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Fonseca, Dora A.; Lawrie, JaKyta M. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This report focused on the problem of many principals not having knowledge and training to supervise English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education (SPED) programs and be an effective instructional leader for specialized programs in their buildings. Principals are responsible for day to day operations for their building; however, the role of…
Descriptors: Principals, Knowledge Level, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications
Providing Support to Postsecondary Students with Disabilities to Request Accommodations: A Framework for Intervention
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Summers, Jean Ann; White, Glen W.; Zhang, E.; Gordon, Jeffrey M. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2014
Federal laws supporting the rights of students with disabilities to access postsecondary education have helped to facilitate a significant increase in the number of individuals with disabilities enrolling in postsecondary institutions. The rate at which these students complete their education, however, continues to lag behind the rate of students…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Student Needs, Disabilities, Literature Reviews
Faculty Knowledge of Disability Laws in Higher Education: A Survey.
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Thompson, Anne R.; Bethea, Leslie; Turner, Jennifer – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1997
Surveyed 400 faculty members at a southeastern university to measure their knowledge of disability laws and of recent court decisions that affect higher education. Results indicate that most faculty members were only marginally aware of their rights and of the legal rights of students with disabilities to reasonable modifications of institutional…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Disabilities, Higher Education