ERIC Number: EJ1243584
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Feb
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0938-8982
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Educational Support for Saudi Students with Learning Disabilities in Higher Education
Abed, Mohaned G.; Shackelford, Todd K.
Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, v35 n1 p36-44 Feb 2020
Disability laws in Saudi Arabia mandate that higher education institutions provide support for special needs learners in order to ensure educational opportunities equivalent to opportunities for their nondisabled peers. These institutions experience challenges, however, in providing the necessary support to undergraduate and postgraduate students with learning disabilities (LDs). We conducted an exploratory study to assess educational support requirements and affordances for undergraduate and postgraduate students with LDs attending institutions of higher education in Saudi Arabia. We completed semistructured interviews with 22 special needs learners diagnosed with a LD (16 undergraduate and six postgraduate). The findings suggest that additional support services are needed for undergraduate and postgraduate students with LDs attending Saudi institutions of higher education.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Barriers, College Students, Learning Disabilities, Student Needs, Student Personnel Services, Academic Support Services, Educational Policy
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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: Saudi Arabia
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