Managing an E-Mentoring Community to Support Students with Disabilities: A Case Study
Article
Sheryl Burgstahler, Lyla Crawford, University of Washington, United States
AACE Review (formerly AACE Journal) Volume 15, Number 2, ISSN 1065-6901 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA
Abstract
This article provides an introduction to mentor, near-peer, and peer support as they apply to promoting the academic and career success of young people with disabilities. The authors discuss specific benefits of mentoring and document access challenges encountered by students with disabilities. They present a case study of a successful Internet-based mentoring community for college-bound youth with disabilities. The experiences and recommendations shared can be used by others to design, implement, and sustain mentoring communities online.
Citation
Burgstahler, S. & Crawford, L. (2007). Managing an E-Mentoring Community to Support Students with Disabilities: A Case Study. AACE Review (formerly AACE Journal), 15(2), 97-114. Waynesville, NC USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/19814/.
© 2007 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
Keywords
- Accessibility
- Administrators
- Children
- Community
- Computers
- Distance Education
- eLearning
- Ethical Issues
- High Risk
- ICT
- Inclusive Education
- Information Communication Technologies
- Interaction
- Learning Disabilities
- Mentoring
- Planning
- Post Secondary Education
- Preservice Teacher Education
- Secondary Education
- Socialization
- Students
- Virtual Environments
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