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Whelan, Michael; Wright-Brough, Freya; Hancox, Donna; Browning, Yanto – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2023
As Australian institutions shift towards widening participation in higher education, recent research has strengthened the notion that institutions must challenge their own values to find ways of recognising and sharing the values of more diverse cohorts. This pilot study acknowledges the call for universities to move 'away from the notion that it…
Descriptors: Migrants, Refugees, Universities, Creativity
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Ressa, Theodoto – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
Postsecondary education is one of the targeted outcomes for students with disabilities; however, few aspiring students with disabilities attend college, and fewer complete a degree program. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the perspectives of five undergraduate students with disabilities who attended college in the United…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Postsecondary Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
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Jill Locke; Anthony Osuna; Raine J. Myrvold; Jennifer Schoffer Closson – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Recent trends suggest that autistic young adults are increasingly accessing postsecondary education than in years past. However, these students often face unique challenges that negatively impact their college experience resulting in high dropout. The Mentoring, Organization and Social Support for Autism Inclusion on Campus (MOSSAIC) Program is a…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, College Students, Mentors, Social Support Groups
Matthew Austin Gonzales – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Ethical counselors promote social justice (American Counseling Association, 2014). Based on counselors' specialty and site of practice, promoting social justice involves different goals and methods. One way for college counselors to promote social justice is to support students from groups historically excluded from higher education at their…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Social Justice, Summer Programs, Transitional Programs
Eva R. Blixseth – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities have a history of being isolated, marginalized, and excluded from employment that is competitive and integrated. Policy makers, disability advocates, and self-advocates have made efforts to center inclusive education and employment opportunities for individuals with intellectual…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Student Attitudes, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education
Katharine Elizabeth Musella – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The diagnosis of individuals on the autism spectrum (AS) has received international attention in recent years. This is partly due to the potentially distressing and challenging barriers individuals and their families face as well as a rise in prevalence rates (Weiss & Rohland, 2014). Research has indicated an increase in individuals on the AS,…
Descriptors: Individualized Transition Plans, Transitional Programs, College Students, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Kelly M. Nguyen – Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity, 2023
Millennials make up the largest segment of the workforce today and it is estimated that by 2025, 75% of the global workforce will comprise this emerging generation (Fry, 2018). In this current study, I examine the career attitudes of Latinx and Asian American Millennial and Gen Z college students to understand better how their unique college…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, College Students, Asian American Students, Hispanic American Students
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Alexiadou, Nafsika – Comparative Education, 2019
The aim of this article is to identify the contexts and conditions that allow for successful education transitions and opportunities for the Roma minority in Europe. Thus far, transnational and national policies have failed to ensure Roma inclusion and education equality, even though some progress is visible. Using a combination of policy analysis…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups, Minority Groups, Educational Opportunities
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Burgin, Emma C.; DeDiego, Amanda C.; Gibbons, Melinda M.; Cihak, David F. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2017
Transition postsecondary education programs for students with intellectual disabilities create supported environments to help students with intellectual and developmental disabilities transition from high school to gainful employment and independent living. In effort to be inclusive, transition programs often include an option for students to…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education, Developmental Disabilities
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Giust, Amanda M.; Valle-Riestra, Diana M. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Project Panther LIFE is an inclusive postsecondary transition program for students with intellectual disabilities providing university access and participation with the primary goal of employment at program completion. Students in the program receive support from their academic mentors and peer coaches during the academic year. This study examines…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Intellectual Disability, Mentors, Peer Teaching
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Bennett, Sheila M.; Gallagher, Tiffany L. – Canadian Journal of Education, 2013
Data collected from seven urban high schools in Ontario capture multiple voices in relation to inclusive practices in secondary schools and transitions into the workplace. Twenty-one students with intellectual disabilities (ID), 91 teachers, 67 educational assistants, 7 job coaches, 22 parents, 43 peers and 19 community employers completed surveys…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, High School Students
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Dann, Rachel – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2011
This research explored the views and experiences of key stakeholders regarding inclusion into secondary phase schooling for pupils with Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASCs). Six Year 6 pupils met the criteria for admission to a mainstream secondary school with attached specialist provision for ASCs. Three pupils transferred to this school, whilst…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Transitional Programs, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Student Experience
McFadden, Erica Skogebo; Daugherty, David B.; Lee, Sang Eun; Fisher, Kim W.; Hack, Anthony; Spyra, Ed – Morrison Institute for Public Policy, 2015
There is a federal movement to improve student outcomes targeting some of these predictors in several recently launched initiatives, but where does Arizona stand? What are we currently doing to move the needle, and what do we still need to do? This report prepared for the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council has two objectives: (1)…
Descriptors: High School Students, Disabilities, Parent Attitudes, Parent Surveys
McFadden, Erica Skogebo; Daugherty, David B.; Lee, Sang Eun; Fisher, Kim W.; Hack, Anthony – Morrison Institute for Public Policy, 2015
There is a federal movement to improve student outcomes targeting some of these predictors in several recently launched initiatives, but where does Arizona stand? What are we currently doing to move the needle, and what do we still need to do? This report prepared for the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council has two objectives: (1)…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Disabilities, Middle School Students, High School Students
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Wirt, John; Choy, Susan; Gerald, Debra; Provasnik, Stephen; Rooney, Patrick; Watanabe, Satoshi; Tobin, Richard; Glander, Mark – National Center for Education Statistics, 2001
To ensure reliable, accurate, and timely data, which are necessary to monitor the progress of education in the United States, Congress has mandated that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) produce an annual report, "The Condition of Education." This year's report presents 59 indicators of important developments and trends…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, School Statistics, Educational Trends, Educational Indicators