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Adults with Learning Disabilities: Current and Future Research Priorities

Anna Gajar received her PhD in learning disabilities from the University of Virginia and is professor of special education in the Department of Educational Psychology, School Psychology, and Special Education at Penn State, where she serves as director of a personnel preparation program for American Indian special educators. Dr. Gajar is currently co-authoring a text on transition for students with mild handicaps to be published in 1992 by Merrill Publishing. Her interests include research on transition issues for individuals with mild handicaps and research on adults with learning disabilities in postsecondary settings. Address: Anna Gajar, Special Education, Penn State, 226B Moore, University Park, PA 16802

This article presents a review of current research, or what is currently known about adults with learning disabilities. The review is organized under different settings, including the community, postsecondary, and employment environments, and is followed by a review of longitudinal studies. Based on the review of the current status of the literature, research priorities for the 1990s are presented, including (a) identifying and conducting research with specific individuals or samples within the adult (LD) population; (b) identifying successful intervention techniques within the cognitive, social, personal, and vocational domains; (c) conducting research in a variety of environments, including community, employment, and postsecondary settings and across critical periods of an individual's lifespan (such as movement from postsecondary environments into employment and from employment to retirement); and (d) examining alternative methodologies, such as single-subject, case study, group research, and so forth, in future investigations. The priorities are followed by a description and comparison of various research methodologies.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 25, No. 8, 507-519 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/002221949202500804


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