Deconstructing barriers: Perceptions of students labeled with learning disabilities in higher education

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 483-497

  Denhart, Hazel ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Postsecondary support services; Self concept self efficacy; Sociology of disability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 54149091025     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022219408321151     Document Type: Article

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