Making the transition from secondary to post-secondary education : a retrospective study of students with learning disabilities


Autoria(s): Gordon, Meriel.
Contribuinte(s)

Department of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Education

Data(s)

09/07/2009

09/07/2009

09/07/1998

Resumo

The purpose of this study was to investigate what students with Learning Disabilities perceive are the personal characteristics they possess and services they require to assist them to complete secondary school and to continue their education in a postsecondary setting. Twenty-one students (12 female and 9 male) participated in the study which consisted of an interview and completion of a questionnaire. The central findings were as follows: 1) the participants perceived that personal characteristics were important in secondary school and still remain of importance at th~ postsecondary level; 2) Many of the typical accommodations and services supposed to be provided in secondary schools were not provided to the participants in this study; 3) the participants believed that they had more academic than social problems. Recommendations for future research in this field are based on findings related to the transition of LD students from secondary school to postsecondary education.

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10464/1942

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Brock University

Palavras-Chave #Learning disabled. #Special education--Psychological aspects. #College students--Psychology.
Tipo

Electronic Thesis or Dissertation