Marginalization of Published Scholarship on Students With Disabilities in Higher Education Journals

@article{Pea2014MarginalizationOP,
  title={Marginalization of Published Scholarship on Students With Disabilities in Higher Education Journals},
  author={Edlyn Vallejo Pe{\~n}a},
  journal={Journal of College Student Development},
  year={2014},
  volume={55},
  pages={30 - 40}
}
  • E. Peña
  • Published 1 February 2014
  • Education
  • Journal of College Student Development
While numbers of students with disabilities continue to rise in postsecondary education, little is known about the extent to which the scholarship on this student population has kept pace. A critical content analysis was conducted to review articles on students with disabilities published in top-tier journals of higher education between 1990 and 2010. Topical and methodological trends and limitations were examined, revealing that the depth and breadth of research on students with disabilities… 
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