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Li Schimmerl; Bernhard Haller; Alena Buyx; Stuart McLennan – Discover Education, 2024
Background: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a challenging disease pattern and has gained increasing scientific and public interest in recent years due to the Corona pandemic and Long-COVID. The aim of this study was to investigate (1) medical students' health-related control beliefs, (2) students' awareness and views…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Students, Student Attitudes, Fatigue (Biology)
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White, Julie; Rae, Tina – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2016
The person-centred review (PCR) is a model for the review of a student's special educational needs (SEN) which places the young person and their family at the centre of the process. This mixed-methods, exploratory study investigated the views of 16 students with SEN aged between 10-11 years (Year 6) and 13-14 years (Year 9), and their…
Descriptors: Special Education, Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Mixed Methods Research
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Pinkney, Christopher J.; Murray, Christopher J.; Lind, John R. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2012
In this investigation, the authors examine the relationship between individual skills (i.e., career locus of control [LOC], social skills [SOC], and social problem-solving skills [SPSS]) and the school- and perceived career-related adjustment of 211 students with disabilities. Data pertaining to individual skills were gathered from student…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Employment Qualifications, Interpersonal Competence, Disabilities
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Kumar, Kari Lynne; Wideman, Maureen – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2014
This article presents a case study of a technology-enhanced face-to-face health sciences course in which the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) were applied. Students were offered a variety of means of representation, engagement, and expression throughout the course, and were surveyed and interviewed at the end of the term to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Higher Education, Undergraduate Study, Health Sciences
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Burton, Sally L.; Parks, A. Lee – Social Work Research, 1994
Assessed differences among self-esteem, locus of control, and career aspirations of 30 college-age siblings of individuals with disabilities (sibling-Ds) and 30 classmates with nondisabled siblings (sibling-Ns). Although sibling-Ds and sibling-Ns reported similar levels of self-esteem, sibling-Ds demonstrated significantly higher levels of…
Descriptors: College Students, Disabilities, Higher Education, Locus of Control