Theory of Planned Behavior Predicts Graduation Intentions of Canadian and Israeli Postsecondary Students with and without Learning Disabilities/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Fichten, Catherine S.; Heiman, Tali; Jorgensen, Mary; Nguyen, Mai Nhu; Havel, Alice; King, Laura; Budd, Jillian; Amsel, Rhonda

doi:10.5430/ijhe.v5n1p208

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“…The Theory of Planned Behavior has been used to predict academic persistence and graduation of students with disabilities in general (Fichten et al, 2014b(Fichten et al, , 2016. In the present investigation it is used to predict intention to graduate among students with LD and those with mental health related disabilities.…”

Section: Theory Of Planned Behaviormentioning

confidence: 91%

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Graduation Prospects of College Students with Specific Learning Disorder and Students with Mental Health Related Disabilities

Jorgensen¹,

Budd²,

Fichten³

et al. 2018

IJHE

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This study's goal was to compare aspects related to academic persistence of two groups of college students with non-visible disabilities: 110 Canadian two and four-year college students -55 with mental health related disabilities and 55 with Specific Learning Disorder (LD). Results show that students with mental health related disabilities were less likely to intend to graduate than students with LD. Students with mental health disabilities were also older, more likely to be female, to have worse personal circumstances and to feel more socially isolated on campus. They were also less likely to be enrolled in their first choice program or to be registered for campus disability related services than students with LD. Different variables predicted intention to graduate for the two groups. This is a key finding in helping students in these two groups successfully graduate, as they may have different academic, social, personal and accommodation needs. Recommendations are made about how to intervene to improve the academic persistence of students with mental health related disabilities. These include minimizing the fear of stigmatization and adopting a model where accommodations are based on students' unique needs rather than their diagnoses.

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Section: Theory Of Planned Behaviormentioning

confidence: 91%

“…This measure is available in Fichten et al (2016). All subscales, except Attitude toward graduation, use a 6-point Likert scale (1=Strongly disagree to 6= Strongly agree).…”

Section: School Related Questionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Graduation Prospects of College Students with Specific Learning Disorder and Students with Mental Health Related Disabilities

Jorgensen¹,

Budd²,

Fichten³

et al. 2018

IJHE

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“…n a recent research study, it was found that 30-50 out of every 100 graduate students currently enrolled in graduate programming drop out before graduation (Fichton et al 2016). In North America, over ten percent of graduate students have a variety of disabilities such as learning disabilities (LD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, (ADHD), mental health disorders, and other physical impairments that can often impair a student's ability to graduate from postsecondary graduate programs, and can pose unique barriers, particularly when writing their final thesis/dissertation (Fichton et al 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

Disney And The Magical World Of Writing; How Combining Creativity With Learning Disabilities Can Promote Academic Success

Janzen

2019

CIER

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Through a Disney perspective, this author discusses how students can use creative strategies to cope with learning disabilities in secondary, post-secondary and even graduate levels of academic achievement. In particular, the paper will be presenting how the author, who has an infinity for “everything Disney”, chose to use both Disney Characters and Disney Song titles from movies and television shows, as a creative strategy in the organization of her master’s research thesis. The research study entitled “Why is it so hard to go a good thing? The Paradox and Dilemma of Parental Advocacy within the Individual Education Planning Process” took a qualitative, phenomenological approach to investigate the experiences of parental advocacy and to seek out macro/micro factors that may have contributed to positive or negative outcomes within the IEP process. The author used Disney song titles as an adaptive tool not only to help in the organization of the findings of the research, but also to help illuminate the phenomenological existential themes that were revealed through the analysis. The paper hopes to demonstrate that through the use of creative strategies in otherwise conventional academic expectations, students experiencing disabilities may increase the potential of achieving academic success.

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“…The Theory of Planned Behavior is employed in various studies in different fields of study. In fact, in the field of education, the TPB model has successfully predicted drop-out and graduation behavior (Fichten et al 2016), and the adoption of Public Relations faculty of online courses features (Knabe 2012). The potential of TPB model in analyzing fertility intentions as an aid to public policy is also explored (Ajzen and Klobas 2013).…”

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Attitude Fosters Support for Indonesia’s Drug War: A Quantitative Analysis of The University Students of Indonesia

Tomaro

Mutiarin²,

Almarez³

2018

JSSR

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This quantitative study investigates the direct attributors to the formation of the intention of the Indonesian university students in supporting the War on Drugs of the Widodo administration. The core of this research rest upon the imperative role of public support to the furtherance of the enforcement of contentious policies such as the War on Drugs This study is theoretically anchored from the Theory of Planned Behavior of Icek Ajzen which links Attitude, Subjective norm, and Perceived Behavioral Control to intention - the intention to support the War on Drugs of Jokowi’s administration. In answer to the questions raised by the research, a self-reported questionnaire survey was conducted to 194 students enrolled in selected universities in Indonesia, namely, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universitas Islamic Institute, and Universities Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. Structural Equation Modelling and regression analysis was employed in evaluating and analyzing the results gathered from the survey. The analysis revealed that among Attitude, Subjective Norm, and Perceive Behavioral Control, only Attitude has emerged to have a positive impact over the intention of the students to support Indonesia’s Drug War Strategies. Hence, positive attitude towards the drug war is argued to drive intentions of support from the public. Consequently, in programs aimed at increasing public support for Drug War, attitude transformation strategies must be the core focus.

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Theory of Planned Behavior Predicts Graduation Intentions of Canadian and Israeli Postsecondary Students with and without Learning Disabilities/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Cited by 13 publications

References 29 publications

Graduation Prospects of College Students with Specific Learning Disorder and Students with Mental Health Related Disabilities

Graduation Prospects of College Students with Specific Learning Disorder and Students with Mental Health Related Disabilities

Disney And The Magical World Of Writing; How Combining Creativity With Learning Disabilities Can Promote Academic Success

Attitude Fosters Support for Indonesia’s Drug War: A Quantitative Analysis of The University Students of Indonesia

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