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      Postsecondary students with reading difficulties/disabilities: exploring coping strategies and learning techniques

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      Date
      2016-01-11
      Author
      Somerville, Kristy
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      The purpose of the present study was to explore the coping strategies and learning techniques students with reading difficulties/disabilities (e.g., dyslexia) view as effective and commonly use to cope with the demands of postsecondary education. The present study employed a basic qualitative interpretive research design to discover and understand the perspectives and experiences of the students interviewed for this study (Merriam, 1998). Semi-structured interviews were utilized to provide insight into the experiences of these individuals. Analysis of the data generated from these interviews maintained a focus within the theory of resilience. There were three major themes that emerged from the interviews: (1) struggling to learn: recognizing the impact of learning difficulties and/or disabilities; (2) embracing the positives and negatives of a diagnosis; (3) surviving the learning experience: using coping strategies and learning techniques. Despite the adversities the participants within the current study faced, they all reported instances in which they were able to positively adapt and adjust in order to experience success and resilience in their lives. This study concluded with a discussion of the practical implications of the findings, the limitations and strengths of the study, and areas for future research.
      Degree
      Master of Education (M.Ed.)
      Department
      Educational Psychology and Special Education
      Program
      Educational Psychology and Special Education
      Supervisor
      McIntyre, Laureen
      Committee
      Hellsten-Bzovey, Laurie; Claypool, Tim; Wason-Ellam, Linda
      Copyright Date
      December 2015
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2015-12-2321
      Subject
      reading
      reading disability
      dyslexia
      learning disability
      adult learners
      postsecondary students
      coping strategies
      learning strategies
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