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Source: International Journal of Disability, Development and Education
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1. Shandra, Carrie L.
Hogan, Dennis P.
Educational Attainment Process Among Adolescents with Disabilities and Children of Parents with Disabilities
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education 56,4 (December 2009): 363-379.
Also: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a916860946
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Routledge ==> Taylor & Francis (1998)
Keyword(s): Disability; Educational Aspirations/Expectations; Educational Attainment; High School Completion/Graduates; High School Diploma; School Performance

This article uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) to examine the relationship between disability, parental and youth university expectations in 1997, and youth high school completion and university enrolment by 2003. Results indicate that educational attainment is not equal for young adults with and without disabilities in the United States. Parents--but not adolescents--are likely to reduce their educational expectations when adolescents have a mild or serious disability, net of school performance. These parental--but not adolescent--expectations are significantly associated with high school completion. Finally, even after controlling for educational expectations and school performance, youth with serious disabilities are much less likely to graduate from high school than youth without disabilities. Despite the considerable strides made in the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, students with disabilities are not achieving educational parity in graded schooling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Bibliography Citation
Shandra, Carrie L. and Dennis P. Hogan. "Educational Attainment Process Among Adolescents with Disabilities and Children of Parents with Disabilities." International Journal of Disability, Development and Education 56,4 (December 2009): 363-379.