Comparison of Graduate Students with and without Disabilities using 2016 CGPSS Data

Abstract

This report shares analyses in which students with disabilities (n = 2,324) were compared to students without disabilities (n = 45,251) in all sections of the Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Satisfaction survey. In this report, a description of the findings for each section is provided first. Following this, tables and figures presenting the data are then provided.

Informing Inclusive Practice in Post-Secondary Environments: Perspectives of Post-Secondary Instructors with Learning Disabilities

“…Despite the growth of inclusive policies, pedagogy, and research agendas, students with learning disabilities (SLD) continue to experience disparate achievement and outcomes when compared to their non-disabled peers (e.g., Clarke, 2016;Statistics Canada, 2008, 2012 and face a multitude of well documented barriers throughout their education. These barriers can adversely influence development, consequently impacting overall health (e.g., Goldberg et al, 2003), education (e.g., Clarke, 2016;Statistics Canada, 2008, 2012Greenbaum et al, 1995), and life outcomes (e.g., Blackorby & Wagner, 1996;Goldberg et al, 2003;Speckman et al, 1993;Wenerm, 1993). As such, it is important to examine the experiences of SLD in post-secondary education (PSE) in order to contribute to the existing literature to highlight effective and ineffective teaching and assessment practices to potentially improve achievement and outcomes for these exceptional learners.…”