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Neurodivergens hallgatók a felsőoktatásban
Neurodivergent Students in Higher Education

Author(s): Zsófia Júlia Tószegi
Subject(s): Higher Education , Sociology of Education
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: neurodiversity; higher education; Process Model of Inclusion; students with specific learning differences;

Summary/Abstract: This study is using the Process Model of Inclusion to present educational data of student groups with special needs, with a particular focus on students with neurodiversity at the University of Pécs, Hungary (UP). A 10-year time-series analysis of student data from the Neptun Unified Education System (N = 47 194) examines the differences that can be identified when comparing neurodivergent students to other student groups that received affirmative action. This paper analyses enrolment rates and the distribution across faculties at entry (input), compares supporting factors during study (process), and looks at performance indicators when exiting from programs (output). Our results show that neurodivergent students appear to be the most prevalent among the student groups with special needs. Our data analysis also confirms the rather surprising result that neurodivergent students are the most likely to graduate successfully from UP and the least likely to defer semesters during their studies.

  • Issue Year: 32/2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 677-687
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Hungarian