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Success Factors 40 Years Later: The Pioneer Postsecondary Program for Students with Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Executive Function
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Fox, Laurie – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
In 1970, this first program supporting college students with language-based learning disabilities was a radical pioneer. While an exemplar for 40 years, there are fresh challenges today in the form of competition for diminished numbers of 18 year olds. To better understand what helps and what matters to students, research needs to go beyond most…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Executive Function, Longitudinal Studies
Comparisons of High School Graduation Rates of Students with Disabilities and Their Peers in Twelve Southern States
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Smith, Theodore Scott; Manuel, Nancy; Stokes, Billy R. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This study compared differences in diploma and graduation dropout rates among students with and without disabilities, analyzed differences in various graduation-types by disabilities, and offered recommendations to improve graduation rates through evidence-based practices. The geographic catchment area of this study was limited to twelve Southern…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evidence, Outcomes of Education, Geographic Regions