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Showing 1 to 20 of 59 for “"Disability Status"”.
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School, Disability Status, and Delinquency: An Examination of Delinquency Among Rural Adolescents
<p>Extensive research has been devoted to identifying risk-factors that contribute to the onset of juvenile delinquency. Furthermore, evidence has suggested that a disproportionate number of adolescents with learning disabilities are confined in juvenile correctional facilities. Yet, there is a …
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The disclosure dilemma: when and why job applicants differ in disclosing their disability status
… influence an applicant's disclosure of their disability status on job applications, as well as their perceived likelihood of experiencing discrimination. Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act sets a hiring aspiration for 7% of all government organizations to be comprised of people with …
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At-Risk Indicators: The Impact on School Success.
… absences, discipline referrals, socioeconomic status, disability status, early grade retention, and family composition gives insight into struggles students face.</p><p>Looking at 6 research questions, an independent sample <em>t</em> test was used to determine the difference in students who …
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INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES WHO RECEIVED A WAIVER FOR THE REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO EARN A STANDARD DIPLOMA: A STUDY OF ONE SYSTEM
… of individual characteristics to include disability status, age, gender, and race-ethnicity on receiving a waiver from one or more of the requirements for receipt of the standard diploma among students with and without disabilities. Student data was drawn from a large, international school …
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Physical Disability and Suicidal Desire: An Examination of the Constructs of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide
… disabilities. It was further hypothesized that disability status would exhibit an indirect effect on suicidal ideation through perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness. Results indicated no differences in IPTS variables and suicidal desire between students with and without physical …
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Difference in Academic Achievement between Students with Disabilities and Students without Disabilities after the Implementation of Collaborative Instruction in Walton County
… scores when comparing the two groups in 2003 by disability status. The differences in scores when compared by ethnicity and by disability status were significant for students without disabilities but the differences were not significant for students with disabilities. The differences in scores …
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The impact of type d personality traits on college students with and without disabilities career readiness
… demonstrated no significant difference based on disability status in regards to career thoughts. The presence of negative affectivity had an adverse effect on overall career thoughts, decision-making confusion, and commitment anxiety for both individuals with and without disabilities as a whole. …
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Exploring the Matriculation and Resource Utilization of African American Students with Hidden Disabilities in the Health Sciences
… are at a double disadvantage due to race and disability status. Therefore, the intersectionality of race and disability status among African American students in the health sciences may pose unique barriers to these students, both of which have a history of inherent inequalities that have …
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Lecture Note-taking in Postsecondary Students with Self-Reported Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
… Peverly et al., 2007; Peverly et al., 2010) to a disability population, specifically students reporting clinically significant symptoms of ADHD. The primary purpose of this dissertation was to determine if disability differences in lecture note-taking exist, and if they do, to examine the …
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ATTITUDES OF COLLEGE STUDENTS TOWARD PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN VARIOUS SOCIAL CONTEXTS
… people with disabilities, cultural factor, and disability status on the general attitudes and students' attitudes toward people with disabilities in various social contexts. The study also assessed the relationship between students' attitudes toward people with disabilities and attitudes toward …
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CRITICAL ISSUES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION AND GENERAL EDUCATION: IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND ADDRESSING ABSENTEEISM
… between attending school-based pre-K (SBPK) and disability status from kindergarten to 5th grade. Results demonstrate that attending SBPK was more predictive of having a disability throughout elementary school, when compared to both center-based pre-K (CBPK) and no pre-K, though the strength of …
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How Does the Collaboration of General and Special Educators Improve the Progress Attainment of Students with Disabilities?
… Secondly, to determine what effect student disability status and teaching environment had on math progress attainment. Finally, the research was to highlight the strength of the relationship, if it exists, between instruction method, disability status and progress attainment.</p> <p>The …
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Exploring MicroRNA as a Biomarker for Multiple Sclerosis (EMBleMS): A Pilot Study
Multiple Sclerosis, a leading cause of disability in young adults, is typically diagnosed as relapsing remitting at onset, however, most patients will eventually transition to a progressive course. This secondary progressive form is difficult to identify and typically not treated therapeutically …
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Factors Influencing the Type of Pain Interventions in Patients Who are Nonverbal and Unable to Self-Report
… was related to preferred language; disability status to oncology diagnosis; palliative care status to inpatient hospice status, code status, intensity of treatment, and oncology diagnosis; and staff nursing preparation or nursing educational degree level to oncology diagnosis. Cases …
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An Examination of Factors Related to the Cognitive and Affective Empathy Levels of Adjudicated Youth
… by incarcerating facility, IQ, type of offense, disability status, and phase level of a re-socialization training program. Age was not found to be a significant factor for differentiating empathy levels. Youth demonstrated similiar empathy levels at three of the four incarcerating facilities. …
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Health Care Utilization and Expenditures among People with Disabilities: Variations by Disability Spans
… care cost burden across differing lengths of disability.</p> <p>Objectives:To assess the effect of three types of disability status (persistent disability, temporary disability, and no disability) on total and service health care expenditures, out-of-pocket (OOP) spending, and financial …
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The Relationship Between Social Support and Self-Advocacy in College Students with Disabilities
… examined for group differences between genders, disability types, and disability status (high incidence disabilities versus low incidence disabilities). No significant group differences were found. These findings suggest helping students build social support will increase their level of …
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Coresidence At the Crash: The Effect of Employment, Marital Status, and Disability On Living With Your Parents
<p>I examine the influence of employment status, marital status, and disabilities on the likelihood an adult individual lives in the same home as her parent(s). This living situation is termed coresidence. Based on the life course perspective, I hypothesize that those experiencing an unstable …
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Double Trouble: Gender and Disability in the South African Labour Market
Persons with disability often live on the margins of society, experiencing barriers to both labour market participation and employment. This dissertation considers the nature and magnitude of the barriers facing persons with disability within South Africa’s labour market. Three important points are …
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A Fragmented System: Understanding Child Protection Decisions for Canadian Parents with Intellectual Disabilities
… Research has shown that parents’ intellectual disability status often plays a role in child protection decisions. However, there is limited research on what specific conditions or factors impact the final decision to remove child custody or reunify a family headed by parents with intellectual …
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