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Griffin, Megan M.; Papay, Clare K. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2017
Students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), such as autism spectrum disorder and Down syndrome, have more opportunities to go to college than ever before (Hart, Grigal, & Weir, 2010). Over the last decade, the issue of increasing access to college for students with IDD has gained much national attention, in part due to…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Access to Education, Higher Education
Catherine McCorry-Andalis – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Historically, minority and low-income populations have faced numerous challenges in achieving a higher education particularly students of Latino descent. Gandara and Contreras (2009) explain that Latinos are the fastest growing population in the United States and yet academically, they are further behind than any other ethnic group in the nation.…
Descriptors: Social Adjustment, Student Adjustment, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap