Research

Research You Can Use

JPED Practice Briefs (2010-present)

This list contains titles and abstracts for all JPED Practice Briefs published since 2010.

JPED Special Topical Issues (2009 - present)

Each of the JPED Special Topical Issues provides a series of articles on a single topic of high interest to the field of postsecondary disability.

Research Highlights

Read highlights of recent research studies on hot topics in postsecondary disability

Finding What You Need

Tips for searching the JPED archives

As you begin to search the literature for general reading or to locate information on a specific topic we invite you to begin with the JPED. Did you know there is an online archive of JPED volumes dating back to 1991?

EBSCO Open Dissertations

This free online resource is a repository of doctoral dissertations. Try entering a search term such as “postsecondary disability” and see what turns up. Consider contributing your own dissertation to the repository so peers and colleagues can benefit from your scholarship.

Related Resources

Research Guidelines in Higher Education and Disability (PDF Download), Madaus et al. (2020)

This peer reviewed article presents research guidelines for studies focused on postsecondary education and disability, particularly related to describing sample members and study locations.

Challenges and Opportunities for Assessing, Evaluating, and Researching Disability in Higher Education (Word Doc Download), Miller et al., guest editors (2020)

This special issue of the JPED contains 11 peer-reviewed practice briefs focused on translating disability measurement into practice.

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Publishing Opportunities in the JPED