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Amber Y. Wilson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Students with disabilities attend college at higher rates than they have in previous years; however, students with disabilities do not graduate from college at the same rate as students without disabilities. This mixed method study, guided by the Social Change Model of Leadership theoretical framework, examined the transition of six students with…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, College Attendance, Special Education, High School Students
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Phillip L. Waalkes; Jaimie Stickl Haugen; Yuima Mizutani; Jiaying J. Meyer; Dave Salvatierra; Carrie Odle; Tiffany Somerville – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2023
Trusting and supportive relationships with school counsellors can help first-generation college students access college despite barriers. In this narrative inquiry, 11 first-generation college students in the United States shared stories of their positive relationships with their former high school counsellors. After an iterative and…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, School Counselors, High Schools, Self Esteem
Hoffman, Nancy; Mawhinney, Joanna; O'Connor, Anna; Seaton, Gregory – Jobs for the Future, 2021
Early college high schools are powerful instruments for success for young men of color, and school leaders must take an intentional approach to remove systemic barriers to their engagement. This report outlines strategies to better recruit and retain young men of color in early college programs and provides examples of successful and emerging…
Descriptors: High Schools, Higher Education, Acceleration (Education), Dual Enrollment
Organization for Autism Research, 2018
This guide prominently engages the voices of people on the autism spectrum as well as highly qualified professionals to provide information and tips vital to promoting success in higher education for people on the autism spectrum in three major areas: transition to higher education, attending college, and, finally, transitioning out of college…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, College Students, College Readiness