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Margaret Becker Patterson – Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2022
A sizeable proportion of adults has learning disabilities (LD); along with having LD, incidence of other disabilities and health conditions is a concern. Adults with LD face educational and employment challenges as well. Little is known about their skills in numeracy and digital literacy and how they use those skills, whether in the workplace or…
Descriptors: Adults, Adult Education, Learning Disabilities, Numeracy
Synne Nese Skarsaune – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: Persons with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) risk exclusion, both in research and as members of society. Because of their embodied communication, they face the challenges in being understood. Oftentimes, others speak on their behalf making inferences on what their perspective might be. Methods: Empathy is suggested…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Adults
Morris, Janalee; Buchanan, Tom; Arnold, Janet; Czerkawski, Tracie; Congram, Brad – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2023
Academic accommodations for students experiencing disabilities are increasingly available at postsecondary institutions. More studies of the efficacy of accommodations for student success are warranted, however. Given the increased gender gap in university participation, more focus on the unique impact of gender is also needed. Using a sample of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Martin, BrittanyLee N.; Fuchs, Lynn S. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2022
The first purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of risk for comorbid reading and mathematics disabilities (RMD) at start of first grade, when measured in a representative sample of 3,062 students with first-grade fluency measures (word reading; computation). The second purpose was to examine the utility of these measures for…
Descriptors: Prediction, Risk, Comorbidity, Multiple Disabilities
Cameron, Harriet; Cooper, Louise – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2021
Background: This small study explores the lived experience of four UK-based fathers (one black British, one white Polish and two white British) caring for at least one child with a dual diagnosis of learning disability and autism. The key aim was to get as close as possible to understanding the experience of these fathers in their role as carers.…
Descriptors: Fathers, Child Caregivers, Caregiver Role, Parent Child Relationship
Thyge Tegtmejer; Roger Säljö – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2024
In educational systems around the world, there is a long tradition of using psychiatric diagnoses when providing support in the special educational field. For instance, many countries have special schools and special classes for students with psychiatric diagnoses such as Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism spectrum disorder and…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Comorbidity, Psychiatry
Kantor, Jirí; Chráska, Miroslav; Ludíková, Libuše – Education Sciences, 2019
The purpose of this paper was to better understand the current practice of arts therapy in educational institutions in the Czech Republic comparing it to that in health-care institutions and other working environments. The research goal was to analyze the prevalence of the different fields of arts therapy, the main difficulties of clients, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Incidence
Cluley, Victoria – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
Background: It is now expected that projects addressing the lives of people with learning disabilities include people with learning disabilities in the research process. In the past, such research often excluded people with learning disabilities, favouring the opinions of family members, carers and professionals. The inclusion of the voices of…
Descriptors: Photography, Social Action, Learning Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities
Ziadat, Ayed H. – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2021
The study aimed to investigate the parents' perspectives toward the effect of online learning on their child's learning, particularly, the ones with learning disabilities. This descriptive study randomly selected one hundred and ninety-three parents with students with learning difficulties. All participants received an online designed form of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
Alsuhaibani, Aseel S.; Evmenova, Anya S.; Graff, Heidi J.; Duke, Jodi M. – Journal of International Special Needs Education, 2021
There is limited recognition of the concept of self-determination in Middle Eastern cultures. Consequently, there are no adapted measures of self-determination for Arabic adolescents with intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, or multiple disabilities (intellectual disability and physical impairment). The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Determination, Females, Adolescents
Aktan, Osman; Orakci, Senol; Durnali, Mehmet – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2020
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between burnout, life satisfaction and quality of life in parents of disabled children and the mediating role of burnout in the relationship between life satisfaction and quality of life. Relational comparison, which is a quantitative research method, was used. The study sample consisted of…
Descriptors: Burnout, Life Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Parent Child Relationship
Stewart, Catherine; Walker-Gleaves, Caroline – British Journal of Special Education, 2020
This article presents the findings of a study that asked teachers to narrate their interactions with learners from the perspective of the curriculum that the school adopted. Thirteen female teachers, employed at eight special secondary schools for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties in England, participated in the research.…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
Riden, Benjamin S.; Taylor, Jonte' C.; Lee, David L.; Scheeler, Mary Catherine – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2018
Daily behavior report cards (DBRCs) have shown to be effective in addressing academic and behavioral challenges for a variety of students in past literature. The purpose of this literature review and analysis is to update and summarize findings on the use of DBRCs on academic and social behavior for students considered to have disruptive behaviors…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Literature Reviews, Disabilities
Hadley, Wanda – College Student Journal, 2017
The number of students with learning disabilities (LD) attending postsecondary institutions with the intent of graduating and pursuing employment is progressively increasing. This paper was developed from the experiences of Mitchell's (a pseudonym) participation in a four-year research study with nine other college students with LD. At the end of…
Descriptors: Student Experience, College Students, Multiple Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
Shalev, Lilach; Kolodny, Tamar; Shalev, Nir; Mevorach, Carmel – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by high levels of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity; however, these symptoms can result from a variety of reasons. To obtain a comprehensive understanding of the various difficulties of individuals with ADHD, especially when co-occurrence difficulties are present, it is…
Descriptors: Attention, Adolescents, Multiple Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances