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A Conceptual Framework For Understanding Students' With Disabilities Transition To Community College, Dorothy Garrison-Wade, Jean Lehmann
A Conceptual Framework For Understanding Students' With Disabilities Transition To Community College, Dorothy Garrison-Wade, Jean Lehmann
Dorothy Garrison-Wade
Students with disabilities are significantly underrepresented in the nation's community college population for multiple reasons. These include low expectations, poor high school preparation and transition planning, lack of communication or support services, and ineffective or poor support from school services personnel and faculty. This paper presents a literature synthesis. Its purpose is to inform an initial framework for building towards a conceptual framework for understanding the transition to community college by students with disabilities. The framework was developed from an earlier mixed methods study involving 100 college students with disabilities and 10 disability resource counselors in eight universities and colleges, …
Translation And Verification Of Icils 2013 Instruments, David Ebbs, Tim Friedman
Translation And Verification Of Icils 2013 Instruments, David Ebbs, Tim Friedman
Dr Tim Friedman
Staff at the ICILS international study center (ISC), in close collaboration with staff in the participating countries’ ICILS national centers, developed an international English version of the ICILS assessment and questionnaires. Countries subsequently translated and adapted these materials to their languages of instruction. Throughout this process, the overarching aim was to create high-quality instruments that were internationally comparable yet also appropriate to each country’s national context and education system. The detailed guidelines on translation and adaptation provided to all participating countries are described in the ICILS 2013 Survey Operations Procedures, Unit 3 (ICILS International Study Center, 2012).
Things I Didn’T Know That I Didn’T Know About Student Blogging, Mark Mcdayter
Things I Didn’T Know That I Didn’T Know About Student Blogging, Mark Mcdayter
Mark McDayter
An expanded and referenced version of a presentation on the subject of student blogging in postsecondary education. Includes a discussion of blogging rubrics for students and criteria for evaluation.