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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"self-advocacy skills"”.
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Introducing Self-Advocacy Skills to Transition Age Youth
… successfully without the proper guidance or skills. Thus, it is important for the agencies that serve TAY to understand the issues that face this vulnerable population. Additionally, it is vital that young adults understand service systems, how to access services, and especially how to …
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Self-Determination and Career Planning Model for Students with Disabilities: An Analysis of Evidence-Based Practices.
<p>This study investigated the capacity of a self-advocacy curriculum implemented in Tennessee suggested components that make up the conceptual framework of self-determination curriculum, (2) school-wide intervention had occurred, (3) self-determination goals were included in individualized …
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Academic Support Experiences and Perceptions of Postsecondary Students with Disabilities: A Public and Private University Comparision
… the relationships between student perceptions, self-advocacy awareness and confidence levels, and available disability accommodations at two institutions of higher learning, one public and one private. One hundred and thirteen undergraduate students with disabilities completed an online survey. …
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"You Missed the Exam!" A Discourse with College Students with Learning Disabilities on their Experiences with Self-Determination, Self-Advocacy, and Stigma in Secondary and Postsecondary Education
… In particular, this study focused on the self-determination of college students with learning disabilities, how they understand the concept of self-advocacy, and how they utilize self-advocacy skills in educational settings. Eleven college students with learning disabilities participated …
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An Evaluation Of The Restorative Justice Program At One Middle School
… schools to assist students in exercising self-regulating and self-advocacy skills.</p>
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The Dilemma of Disclosure for College Students with Attention Deficit Disorder
… this study explored student comfort levels and self-advocacy skills in requesting classroom accommodations among students with ADD at a large public four-year university in the southwestern United States. Four specific research questions guided this investigation: (1) What has been the student's …
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The Effectiveness of the Student Support Service Program on Retention at a Rural Community College
… with disabilities with gaining the academic and self-advocacy skills necessary to persist towards an educational goal, 2-year degree completion, transfer to a 4-year university, and/or completion of a certificate program. Services provided to student program participants included: academic …
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Self-Advocacy; The Importance of Building Interpersonal-Communication and Help-Seeking Skills in Elementary School Children
… exercise effective interpersonal communication skills. Interpersonal communication skills, for elementary students, are important in the development of a student’s ability to self-advocate. The purpose of this study is to identify techniques in which teachers may support interpersonal …
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Case Studies of Postsecondary College Students with Learning Disabilities
… (e.g., disability awareness, accommodations, self-advocacy skills, academic remediation, parent and counselor advocacy, computer technology, career counseling, transition services, and rehabilitation counseling) often delivered to LD students. Psychological and educational assessments were …
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Inclusion, community, and social relationships: A phenomenological study of the experiences of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
… with a focus on fostering rights awareness and self-advocacy skills, better coordination and communication among adult service providers, and improved access to information and resources for the families of adults with IDD. There is a great need for transformative actions and practices that …
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An Examination into the Learning Pattern Preferences of Students in Special Education
… assist educators in fostering greater self-knowledge and self-advocacy in students, which then can assist them to become active participants of their own learning experiences. Archival data was examined using scores of middle and high school students on the Learning Connections …
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Development of a conceptual framework to inform self-advocacy for social and health-related policy priorities of adults with intellectual disability
… development of a conceptual framework to support self-advocacy by people with intellectual disability for the inclusion of their priorities in social and health-related policy in South Africa. The study was informed by empowerment theory, with the integration of the concept of Ubuntu. Method: The …