The Continuous Struggle to Maintain Career Competence: A Case Study of a Forty-year-old Learning-disabled Man

Author

Mary Elizabeth Rutecki, Marquette University

Date of Award

11-1990

Degree Type

Master's Essay - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Education (MEd)

Department

Education

Abstract

The purpose of this essay is to present a case study of a forty­ year-old learning-disabled male's struggle toward literacy. It is inter­esting to note that he was not aware of his specific handicap until he was in his middle twenties. Although the focus of a learning disability is usually the learning situation, its consequences are rarely confined to only school. For the undiagnosed adult, employment, family relation­ ships, friendships, non-academic functions such as sports, and even dancing, can be severely affected. The major issues of self-esteem, image, and confidence are also part of the picture. Obvious sensitiv­ity to repeated negative feedback and failure in tasks that the typical individual takes for granted, plague the learning disabled. This paper will detail some of their struggles.

Comments

An Essay submitted to the Graduate School, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Master of Education, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Recommended Citation

Rutecki, Mary Elizabeth, "The Continuous Struggle to Maintain Career Competence: A Case Study of a Forty-year-old Learning-disabled Man" (1990). Master's Essays (1922 - ). 1885.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/essays/1885