Browsing by Author "Martin, E. Davis"

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Disability Documentation Criteria for Students with Learning Disabilities in Higher Education

Shipp, Allison (2008-08-15)

Students with disabilities are one of the most unemployed and underemployed groups in America today. Postsecondary education is becoming increasingly more important in the workforce. More and more careers are requiring at ...

Early Childhood Preservice Training and Perceived Teacher Efficacy Beliefs Concerning the Inclusion of Young Children with Disabilities

Walls, Shelley (2007-12-15)

The purpose of the study was to identify relationships among type of early childhood teacher training programs and levels of perceived efficacy beliefs concerning the inclusion of young children with disabilities. Preservice ...

The Evaluation of Student Perceptions of Articulation and CTE Classes on Students with and without Special Needs

Robinson, Jane (2007-08-15)

The ultimate test of schools is the success achieved by graduates. Research has documented that young adults with disabilities are often unemployed, underemployed, isolated, and in trouble with the criminal justice system ...

Examination of Case Law (2007-2008) Regarding Autism Spectrum Disorder and Violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Hill, Doris Adams (2009-04-28)

Ninety-nine court cases from the LexisNexis database regarding students, ages 3-21, with various forms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) were examined for the years 2007-2008. Procedural and substantive violations to the ...

Examining the Career Thoughts of Veterans Enrolled in College

Musgrove, Kate (2013-07-11)

Veterans returning from the Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) conflicts are enrolling in colleges and universities at the highest number since post World War II (Cook & Kim, 2009). However, ...

Examining the Effects of Teaching Self-Determination Skills to High School Youth with Disabilities

Zito, Stephanie (2009-12-16)

An extensive review of the literature has been conducted in the area of self-determination for youth with disabilities who are preparing for their transitions from school to post school activities. Self-determination is ...

An Exploratory Factor Analysis Of The Human Behavior Rating Scale

Woods, Suzanne (2007-08-15)

This paper reviews 27 theories of human behavior. The theories were categorized as arousal, affect, and cognitive; each addressed a certain aspect of human behavior in a discrete manner. Eaves (1993b) proposed an Integrated ...

Life Stressors and Specialized Programs and Services for Parents with Serious Mental Illness from a Peer Support Specialist Perspective

Weston, Shannon (2016-04-26)

Parents with a mental illness, especially single mothers, who are caring for their children are particularly vulnerable to social isolation, stress, financial hardship, and lack of resources. Prevention and strengths-based ...

Memory of Design Features in Built Environments

Julian, Kristi (2010-04-22)

The purpose of this study was to identify memory of design features or wayfinding preferences that may be related to gender and ethnicity. This was done in order to assess whether there were any statistically significant ...

Middle School Students' Perceptions of Bullying

Taylor, Jonte (2009-08-03)

The present study is an examination of bullying perceptions by rural middle school students. Three rural middle schools participated in the study which involved 138 students completing The School Bullying Survey to ...

Perceptions and Practices of Mental Health Professionals Regarding the Employment of People with Serious Mental Illness

Fleming, Christine (2015-12-04)

The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of Supported Employment (SE) is an evidence-based practice that leads to successful employment outcomes for people with serious mental illness. Customized Employment (CE) ...

A Preliminary Study of Faculty and Graduates Perceptions of Vocational Evaluation Competencies in the Educational Curriculum

McAlister, Melanie (2006-05-15)

This study investigated faculty and graduates' perceptions of vocational evaluation competencies in the curriculum. The study surveyed 55 faculty and practitioners in regards to 51 competencies found credible by the Newman ...

The Purpose of undergraduate rehabilitation education: Implications for Curriculum Development

Duncan, John (2008-08-15)

The goal of this study was to determine the commonalities and differences of registered and non-registered undergraduate rehabilitation education programs existent in the United States and to identify curriculum commonalities ...

Reading Comprehension Instruction in the Middle Grades for Students with Learning and Behavior Problems

Crowe, David (2007-08-15)

National and state measures suggest students with learning and behavior problems demonstrate difficulty with comprehension tasks. Reading comprehension is essential for students with learning and behavior problems to be ...

Relationship between Demographic Characteristics and Current Level of Job Satisfaction among North Carolina State Agency Rehabilitation Counselors

Duncan, John (2006-05-15)

This study examined factors perceived to contribute to job satisfaction (amount of pay, having good benefits, having job security, autonomy and other various factors that one may perceive as advantageous to go to work) and ...