Educational Support for Saudi Students with Learning Disabilities in Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Abed, Mohaned G.; Shackelford, Todd K.
Titel	Educational Support for Saudi Students with Learning Disabilities in Higher Education
Quelle	In: Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 35 (2020) 1, S.36-44 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Shackelford, Todd K.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0938-8982
DOI	10.1111/ldrp.12214
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Students with Disabilities; Barriers; College Students; Learning Disabilities; Student Needs; Student Personnel Services; Academic Support Services; Educational Policy; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Collegestudent; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01