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Fernández Faúndez, Eva María – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2018
Introduction: The focus of our research converges on the analysis of attitudes and the prediction of the behavior of university students towards the inclusion of students with disabilities in university. The evaluation of attitudes and the prediction of behavior are complex, but it is fundamental because of the decisive impact they have on the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Student Attitudes, College Students, Inclusion
Chun, Jina – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Researchers have assumed that social cognitive factors play significant roles in the career development of transition youth and young adults with disabilities and those without disabilities. However, research on the influence of the career decision-making process as a primary causal agent in one's psychosocial outcomes such as perceived level of…
Descriptors: College Students, Disabilities, Social Cognition, Social Theories
Lam, Yeana W. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
More than ever, students with disabilities are enrolling in higher education, yet despite their growth, they still underperform compared to their nondisabled peers in grades and graduation rates. The Americans with Disabilities Act grants students with disabilities access to special accommodations and services in postsecondary institutions, and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), College Students
Karrie A. Shogren; Mauricio Garnier Villarreal – Journal of Special Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to use data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) to (a) conceptually identify and empirically establish student, family, and school constructs; (b) explore the degree to which the constructs can be measured equivalently across disability groups; and (c) examine latent differences (means,…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Construct Validity, Disabilities, Statistical Data
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Gunnell, Katie E.; Wilson, Philip M.; Zumbo, Bruno D.; Mack, Diane E.; Crocker, Peter R. E. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2012
The researchers examined if scores from the original Psychological Need Satisfaction in Exercise Scale (Wilson, Rogers, Rodgers, & Wild, 2006) were invariant from a modified version specific to physical activity and then examined measurement invariance of scores across groups on the modified scale. Three groups were examined: (a) Students/staff…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Physical Activities, Structural Equation Models, Factor Structure
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Zhang, Dalun; Landmark, Leena; Reber, Anne; Hsu, HsienYuan; Kwok, Oi-man; Benz, Michael – Remedial and Special Education, 2010
University faculty members play an essential role in ensuring that students with disabilities receive a quality postsecondary education. Many factors influence the willingness of faculty to provide quality services. The purpose of this survey study was to identify these influential factors through a structural equation modeling model. Findings…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Disabilities, Legal Responsibility, Faculty