Invisible scholars: students with learning disabilities.

From: Journal of Higher Education | Date: July 1, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

The number of college students with learning disabilities continues to grow since learning disabled people were found to be similarly motivated as their nondisabled peers. Learning disabled individuals are those who cannot learn some academic skills despite having normal or above normal intelligence. A study of a small group of learning-disabled college students was made to examine their experiences as college students with learning disabilities. Findings show that all the students interviewed were able to develop coping strategies that aided them in facing different kinds of academic ...

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