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Tuckwiller, Elizabeth D.; Dardick, William R.; Kutscher, Elisabeth L. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2019
The purpose of this mixed methodology study was to empirically investigate how adolescents with learning disabilities/differences report and experience self-determination, grit, mindset, and optimism. Using items from established scales, we gathered survey data (n=27) as well as interview data (n=23), and examined the ability of mindset, grit, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Learning Disabilities, Self Determination, Persistence
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Raskind, Marshall H.; Higgins, Eleanor L.; Slaff, Nora B.; Shaw, Tobey K. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1998
A study investigated the effects of integrating assistive technology into the homes of 13 children with learning disabilities (ages 9-16). All placements were judged to have had positive effects on children and/or their families. Eight placements were judged successful in all three categories of technology performance and child and family…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
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Katims, David S.; Yin, Zenong; Zapata, Jesse T. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2001
A study examined the causal effects of distal and proximal risk factors for the use of gateway substances by 136 Mexican American adolescents (ages 11-15) identified with learning disabilities. Factors included peer delinquency, school satisfaction, self-esteem, language acculturation, socialization acculturation, self-reported delinquency,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adolescents, Delinquency, Drinking