Advantages of developing survey constructs when comparing educational supports offered to students with disabilities in postsecondary education

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-31

  Christ, Thomas W ^a   Stodden, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Accommodations; Educational support services; Higher education; Postsecondary education; Students with disabilities; Supports; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; COLLEGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DISABILITY; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; JOB FINDING; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPPORT GROUP; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 16344385332     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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