From the introduction to Postsecondary Educational Opportunities for Students with Special Education Needs: "The purpose of this special issue is to provide current information on higher educational opportunities and challenges for students with special educational needs. To achieve this, we have gathered an outstanding set of articles and short reports that reflect some of the best thinking from around the world: exploring the strengths and needs of students with disabilities and examining the infrastructure (i.e. policies, practices and personnel preparation) required to support their success within higher education..."
Contents
Guest Editors' comments
Mary Ruth Coleman & Michael Shevlin
Inclusive Education in Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities
by Anabel Moriña
Academic Self-Efficacy, Sense of Coherence, Hope and Tiredness Among College Students with Learning Disabilities
by Shiri Ben-Naim, Roni Laslo-Roth, Michal Einav, Hadar Biran & Malka Margalit
Functioning and Participation Problems of Students with ADHD in Higher Education:
Which Reasonable Accommodations Are Effective?
by Dorien Jansen, Katja Petry, Eva Ceulemans, Saskia Van Der Oord, Ilse Noens & Dieter Baeyens
Making the Transition to Post-Secondary Education:
Opportunities and Challenges Experienced by Students with ASD in the Republic of Ireland
by Sheena Bell, Cristina Devecchi, Conor Mc Guckin & Michael Shevlin
Functioning and Participation Problems of Students with ASD in Higher Education:
Which Reasonable Accommodations Are Effective?
by Dorien Jansen, Katja Petry, Eva Ceulemans, Ilse Noens & Dieter Baeyens
Developing an Inclusive Learning Environment for Students with Visual Impairment in Higher Education: Progressive Mutual Accommodation and Learner Experiences in the UK
by Rachel Hewett, Graeme Douglas, Michael Mclinden & Sue Keil
Responding to the Needs of Students with Mental Health Difficulties in Higher Education:
An Irish Perspective
by Esther Murphy
Belonging to Higher Education: Inclusive Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
by Kristín Björnsdóttir
Re-Visiting the Role of Disability Coordinators: The Changing Needs of Disabled Students and Current Support Strategies from a UK University
by Mujde Koca-Atabey
Dual Powerpoint Presentation Approach for Students with Special Educational Needs and Note-Takers
by Nitin Naik
