Price Lynda

Lynda Ahrentschild Price, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Special Education
Dept. of Teaching & Learning

364 Ritter Hall,
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA, 19122-6091

phone: (215) 204-3359
lynda.price@temple.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  • M.A., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  • B.S., Southwest Missouri State College, Springfield, MO

Areas of Professional Interest

  • Adults with Learning Disabilities, especially qualitative research
  • Psychosocial Issues and Individuals with Mild Disabilities
  • Self-Determination/Transition (Including Adult and Vocational Education)
  • Preservice/Inservice Professional Development and Training
  • Technology and Individuals with Mild Disabilities
  • Qualitative Research Methods and Design in Special Education

Recent Scholarship

Price, L. (1999). The Connections between psychosocial issues, adult development, and self-determination for adults with learning disabilities. In Brinckerhoff, L., Shaw, S., & McGuire, J. (Eds) Promoting postsecondary education and transition for students with learning disabilities. Austin, TX: Pro-Ed, Chapter 4.

Price, L., & Shaw, S. (2000). Why are we still seeing them as children? Blending adult education with learning disabilities. The Journal of Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 23, 47-52.

Price, L., & Shaw, S. (2001, Spring). An instructional model for adults with learnin disabilities. To be published in the Journal for Vocational Needs Special Education.

Price, L., & Gerber, P. (2001, Spring). At second glance: How adults with learning disabilities are faring in the Americans with Disabilities era. To be published in the Journal of Learning Disabilities.

NSF Research Project titled: Daughters with Disabilities--Inclusionary Collaboration in SEM Education. Co-Investigators: Drs. Lynda Price and Penny Hammrich. Funding Period: September 1, 1999 to August, 2002.