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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"Postsecondary students"”.
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Designing online instruction for postsecondary students with learning disabilities
… used to deliver online course content to postsecondary students with varying learning disabilities. The research provides a holistic picture of the students in their actual learning environment. Two college students diagnosed as learning disabled were studied with three non-disabled …
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Postsecondary Students’ Perceptions Toward Accepting and Understanding Biological Evolution: A Qualitative Metasynthesis
… is the exploration and analysis of postsecondary students’ perceptions towards accepting and understanding evolution. Evolution as a process and theory is a foundation for understanding the biological sciences. Within the scientific and educational communities, evolution is a central …
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Postsecondary students with reading difficulties/disabilities: exploring coping strategies and learning techniques
… the coping strategies and learning techniques students with reading difficulties/disabilities (e.g., dyslexia) view as effective and commonly use to cope with the demands of postsecondary education. The present study employed a basic qualitative interpretive research design to discover and …
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Lecture Note-taking in Postsecondary Students with Self-Reported Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
… 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 cognitive variables that might explain them. …
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Upholding Gender Equity: Title IX Coordinators' Experiences Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Postsecondary Students
… in supporting pregnant and parenting students (PPS). Purpose: While Title IX mandates protections, accommodations, and institutional support for PPS, implementation varies. Prior research identified macro-level institutional factors influencing PPS support such as enrollment size and …
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Academic Support Experiences and Perceptions of Postsecondary Students with Disabilities: A Public and Private University Comparision
… and assistive technology have created meaningful postsecondary opportunities for students with disabilities over the past 30 years. Mainstreaming, inclusion, and transition planning in elementary and secondary schools also greatly contributed to the increased achievement of students with …
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The Experiences of Postsecondary Students with Disabilities Utilizing One Stop Student Services: A Grounded Theory Approach
<p>The number of students with disabilities attending postsecondary institutions of higher education continues to rise. With it, it is necessary to understand better how they experience their institution beyond curricular spaces. Presently, there exists a gap in the knowledge of how these students …
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Experiences with cultural capital in education : exploring the educational life stories of first-generation postsecondary students
… design to explore first-generation university students' educational life stories and experiences with cultural capital. The project sought to examine how 3 first-generation university students experience cultural capital that is privileged in Ontario's education system and how the interactions …
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Timing, learning/study strategies, and self-efficacy : factors impacting reading comprehension for postsecondary students with dyslexia.
… an essential skill for academic success at the postsecondary level. However, many students with dyslexia encounter significant challenges in the reading-intensive environment of higher education. Understanding the key factors that relate to reading comprehension can help support these students’ …
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A nationwide survey of disability support personnel regarding transition and services for postsecondary students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
… personnel regarding the transition process for students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) from secondary to postsecondary institutions. Participants from 408 postsecondary institutions completed the survey with 60.4% from public and 39.5% from private institutions, and 66.8% …
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Noble or Malevolent in a Moment of Dismay: How Postsecondary Students Construe and Characterize Bystander Action in School Violence Shooting Incidents
<p>Multiple incidents of postsecondary school shooting violence have occurred in American society--prompting concern about safety on college campuses, administrators' roles in prevention, and proactive and responsible bystander actions. Active shooter plans have become more established in …
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Investigating Academic and Psychosocial Outcomes of First-Generation African American Postsecondary Students who completed Early College Access Programming: A Qualitative Case Study
… faced by first-generation African American students who have completed early college access programming (ECAP). Not all children have equal access to higher education, therefore educators have been trying to bridge the gap in education for years. Due to socio-economic challenges in society, …
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The Effectiveness of Oral Expression through the use of Continuous Speech Recognition Technology in Supporting the Written Composition of Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities
… on the written composition performance of postsecondary students with learning disabilities. This writing mode was compared to a popular accommodation involving oral expression, using a human transcriber to create a verbatim transcription, and to a common visual-motor method of writing, …
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Juntos Luchamos: A Postcritical Ethnographic and Photovoice Study on Latinx Student Civic Engagement Practices at a Hispanic-Serving Institution
… photovoice study sought to explore how Latinx students define and practice civic engagement. Theoretically framed by Latino Cultural Citizenship (LCC), the study explored how current Latinx student civic engagement practices inform a Hispanic-Serving Institutions’ civic engagement efforts. Data …
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Challenges and Strengths of College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
… setting. Despite an increase in the number of students with ASD enrolled in postsecondary educational institutions, there are few reports on the social, academic, and/or other needs of college students with ASD. The purpose of this study was to assess the perspectives of parents of emerging …
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