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Students with Learning Disabilities' Perceptions of Self-Determining Factors Contributing to College Success

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  • Theresa Marie Wegner

    (Department of Special and Early Childhood Education, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI, USA)

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This qualitative study identified the factors that contributed to the success experienced by students with learning disabilities in their first year of college. The primary factors that emerged from student interviews were their attitudes about higher education, and their personal attributes including motivation, maturity, and persistence. Additionally, students' adjustment to academic and campus life, and their use of supports and skills, such as college tutors, studying, managing time, and advocating for their needs were factors that led them to college persistence. Practical implications are proposed for secondary educators, postsecondary support staff and educators, students, and families.

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  • Theresa Marie Wegner, 2017. "Students with Learning Disabilities' Perceptions of Self-Determining Factors Contributing to College Success," International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology (IJAVET), IGI Global, vol. 8(3), pages 1-13, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:javet0:v:8:y:2017:i:3:p:1-13
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