NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Blosnich, John R.; Kopacz, Marek S.; McCarten, Janet; Bossarte, Robert M. – Journal of American College Health, 2015
Objectives: Using a sample of student service members/veterans, the current study aimed to examine the prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses and suicide-related outcomes and the association of hazardous duty with mental health. Participants: Data are from the Fall 2011 National College Health Assessment (N = 27,774). Methods: Logistic regression was…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Violence, Veterans, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Davies, Susan C.; Trunk, Daniel J.; Kramer, Michaela M. – School Psychology Forum, 2014
For many students with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), postsecondary education presents a new set of cognitive, academic, social, and emotional challenges. Students with TBI warranted services and accommodations through an Individualized Education Program or 504 plan may find supports and services not readily accessible at the postsecondary…
Descriptors: Trauma, Brain, Head Injuries, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hugo, A. J. – Africa Education Review, 2012
This article reports on research that was done about the way in which institutions of higher education in Namibia respond to the needs of students with disabilities. Five categories emanated from the data, namely prevalence of disability; management of disability-related data by institutions of higher education; modes of identification and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Special Needs Students, Disabilities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sparks, Richard L.; Lovett, Benjamin J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
This study examined the consequences of classifying postsecondary students as learning disabled (LD) using five objective sets of criteria: IQ-achievement discrepancies (1.0 to 1.49 SD, 1.5 to 1.99 SD, and greater than or equal to 2.0 SD), DSM-IV criteria, and chronic educational impairment beginning in childhood. The participants were 378…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Disability Identification, Postsecondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Kaye, H. Stephen – Disability Statistics Abstract, 1997
This abstract uses graphs and text to summarize recent statistics on the education of children with disabilities based on data from the U.S. Department of Education. It reports that 12.2 percent of students enrolled in American schools in 1993-94 were officially designated as having disabilities. More than two-thirds of students have mental or…
Descriptors: College Students, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education
Andrews, Jana; McLean, Patricia – 1999
This resource kit provides information intended to assist Australian disability liaison officers (DLO) and others who work with college students with psychiatric disabilities to understand the effects of mental health issues on learning in the context of post-secondary education. The guide suggests a range of compensatory strategies that aim to…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Access to Education, Advocacy, Agency Cooperation