Academic Performance of College Students with and without Disabilities: An Archival Study

Autor/inn/en	Jorgensen, Shirley; Fichten, Catherine S.; Havel, Alice; Lamb, Daniel; James, Crystal; Barile, Maria
Titel	Academic Performance of College Students with and without Disabilities: An Archival Study
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Counselling, 39 (2005) 2, S.101-117 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0828-3893
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Postsecondary Education; Academic Achievement; Disabilities; College Students; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Schulleistung; Handicap; Behinderung; Collegestudent; Kanada
Abstract	The academic outcomes of students with (n = 653) and without disabilities (n = 41,357) were compared over a 12-year period at a large Quebec College. Results showed that students with and without disabilities, including learning disabilities, had virtually identical grades and graduation outcomes. However, students with disabilities undertook lighter course loads and took approximately one semester longer to graduate. The findings suggest that counsellors need to urge students with disabilities to consider higher education when developing their career plans. In planning the transition, students need to be made aware of disability-related services at post-secondary institutions. (Author).
Anmerkungen	Canadian Counselling Association, 116 Albert Street, Suite 702, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G3 Canada. E-mail: info@ccacc.ca.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10