Student experiences of neurodiversity in higher education: Insights from the BRAINHE project

Dyslexia

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-41

  Griffin, Edward ^a   Pollak, David ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experiential similarities; Higher education; Identity; Learning differences; Neurodiversity; University support

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABLED STUDENT; DYSLEXIA; DYSPRAXIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF ESTEEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STROKE; SUPPORT GROUP; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; LEGAL ASPECT; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LEARNING DISORDERS; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549108311     PISSN: 10769242     EISSN: 10990909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dys.383     Document Type: Article

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