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ERIC Number: EJ1236868
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-2379-7762
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The GOALS[superscript 2] Program: Expanded Supports for Students with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education (Practice Brief)
Boney, Janette D.; Potvin, Marie-Christine; Chabot, Monique
Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, v32 n3 p321-329 Fall 2019
The occupational therapy department of a medium-sized eastern Pennsylvania university developed and piloted the "Greater Opportunity for Academic Learning and Living Successes" (GOALS[superscript 2]) program in collaboration with the Office of Student Accessibility. The program intended to expand the traditional accommodations offered to students with disabilities on college campuses through the provision of occupational therapy services to address student-selected academic learning and living goals. During the pilot semester, 13 of the approximately 110 students with disabilities on campus elected to participate in the GOALS[superscript 2] program. These students met over 80% of their self-identified learning goals and reported that the program had significant value. Researchers interviewed seven of the students who expressed that they found the GOALS[superscript 2] program to be valuable in reaching their self-identified goals. The GOALS[superscript 2] program utilizes graduate level occupational therapy students and appears to be an inexpensive approach to augmenting the services offered to students with disabilities to promote their academic success.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
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