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Pfeifer, Mariel A.; Reiter, Eve Melanie; Hendrickson, McKenna; Stanton, Julie Dangremond – International Journal of STEM Education, 2020
Background: Students with disabilities are underrepresented in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses. Students with disabilities who engage in self-advocacy earn higher GPAs and are more likely to graduate from college compared to students with disabilities who do not engage in self-advocacy. We utilized…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Undergraduate Students, STEM Education, Disproportionate Representation
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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
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Daley, Samantha G.; Zeidan, Pamela – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2020
This qualitative study examined the role and determinants of motivational beliefs and self-perceptions among six academically successful undergraduates with learning disabilities at private 4-year colleges who serve as mentors for middle-school students with similar learning challenges. Drawing on the expectancy-value theory of achievement-related…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Motivation, Self Concept, Beliefs
Anthony, LaShonda R. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The experiences of Seventh-day Adventist students at secular universities was examined. Seven women and two men attending universities in Michigan and New York were interviewed. The researcher employed a heuristically guided phenomenological method to get rich descriptions of the participants' experiences in the secular university setting.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Christianity, College Students, Student Experience