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Identifying Persistence Factors for Women with Psychological Disabilities Obtaining a 4-Year Degree
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Lori K. Palmerton – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This phenomenological study aimed to explore the experiences of women with psychological disabilities to ascertain factors contributing to their persistence and success toward obtaining a 4- year college degree. The research questions examined were: (a) What do women with psychological disabilities identify as contributing to their success in…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Influences, Females, Students with Disabilities
Widening or Closing the Gap? Examining Heterogenous Effects of Developmental Education for College for Students with Learning and Attention Disabilities
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Ryan Wells; Ling Chen – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2022
Background: Developmental education (i.e., remedial education) has come under scrutiny given evidence that it is ineffective for learning or hinders students' progress toward degree completion (Scott-Clayton & Rodriguez, 2014; Xu & Dadgar, 2018). However, there is heterogeneity in the effect of developmental education, with positive…
Descriptors: Remedial Instruction, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Autistic Undergraduates' Experiences and Intentions to Persist in College
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So Yoon Kim; Shannon LaPoint; Kristen Bottema-Beutel – Journal of College Student Development, 2024
This study examined autistic undergraduate students' college experiences and their perceptions about their intentions to persist in college. Semi-structured online interviews were conducted with 27 autistic undergraduate students (mean age = 21.8 years; 40.7% men), and their responses were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Students…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Academic Persistence, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Undergraduate Students
The Impact of Campus Climate on Students with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education
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Leddy, Helen G. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Students with disabilities (SWDs) often lack the requisite skills for responding to the academic climate challenges they face in postsecondary education. The purpose of this study was to examine these challenges with a specific focus on the extent to which 14 demographic variables influence their perceptions. An expanded version of the…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Postsecondary Education, Student Attitudes, College Environment
Motivation of Students with Visual Impairments or Blindness to Pursue a Higher Education Degree
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Jones, Chris – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The methodological aim of the study was to examine what motivates students with blindness or visual impairments VI to pursue a degree at the university level. The researcher looked at multiple motivating factors and focused on self-efficacy and what causes a student with a VI to complete or drop out of college. The study was conducted with…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Visual Impairments, Students with Disabilities, Blindness
Inside and Out: Factors That Support and Hinder the Self-Advocacy of Undergraduates with ADHD and/or Specific Learning Disabilities in STEM
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Pfeifer, Mariel A.; Reiter, Eve Melanie; Cordero, Julio J.; Stanton, Julie Dangremond – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2021
Self-advocacy is linked to the success and retention of students with disabilities in college. Self-advocacy is defined as communicating individual wants, needs, and rights to determine and pursue required accommodations. While self-advocacy is linked to academic success, little is known about how students with disabilities in science, technology,…
Descriptors: Self Advocacy, Undergraduate Students, Students with Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder