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#63 STEM Barriers and Students with Disabilities
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Are you a parent of a high school student with dyslexia, or autism, or ADHD, or another type of "hidden" disability making plans to head to college for a degree in science, technology, engineering or math - one of the STEM programs? Today's episode shares potential barriers, or bottlenecks, that students with disabilities in STEM programs face in college including barriers transitioning from high school to college, barriers at college with peers and faculty, barriers that the college programs themselves create, and barriers students face about their disability. You will have access to new research from the Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability from 2021 from the research article " Students with High-Incidence Disabilities in STEM: Barriers Encountered in Postsecondary Learning Environments" by Rachel Friedensen, Alexandra Lauterbach, Ezekiel Kimball, Chrystal George Mwangi.
"Students with High Incidence Disabilities in STEM: Barriers Encountered in Postsecondary Learning Environments" by Rachel Friedensen, Alexandra Lauterbach, Ezekiel Kimball, Chrystal George Mwangi.
Free Resource: Insights from a Disability Specialist
College & Disabilities: 9 Changes from High School Every Parent Should Know Course
99 episodes
Manage episode 326728533 series 2840451
Are you a parent of a high school student with dyslexia, or autism, or ADHD, or another type of "hidden" disability making plans to head to college for a degree in science, technology, engineering or math - one of the STEM programs? Today's episode shares potential barriers, or bottlenecks, that students with disabilities in STEM programs face in college including barriers transitioning from high school to college, barriers at college with peers and faculty, barriers that the college programs themselves create, and barriers students face about their disability. You will have access to new research from the Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability from 2021 from the research article " Students with High-Incidence Disabilities in STEM: Barriers Encountered in Postsecondary Learning Environments" by Rachel Friedensen, Alexandra Lauterbach, Ezekiel Kimball, Chrystal George Mwangi.
"Students with High Incidence Disabilities in STEM: Barriers Encountered in Postsecondary Learning Environments" by Rachel Friedensen, Alexandra Lauterbach, Ezekiel Kimball, Chrystal George Mwangi.
Free Resource: Insights from a Disability Specialist
College & Disabilities: 9 Changes from High School Every Parent Should Know Course
99 episodes
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