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Direct linkPhillip 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
Hunt, Turonne; Rasor, Amy; Patterson, Margaret Becker – COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 2019
This paper investigates the role of leadership training in developing voice in adult learners. Twenty-one (21) adult education programs were randomly selected for evaluation: 13 programs received an 8-hour leadership training and 12 subsequently completed a leadership project; the remaining eight served as control programs. Qualitative methods…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Student Leadership, Leadership Training, Pretests Posttests
Fleming, Allison R.; Oertle, Kathleen Marie; Plotner, Anthony J.; Hakun, Jonathan G. – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
A significant body of research on student retention reflects that social and environmental factors influence continued enrollment in postsecondary education and academic success. Yet, for students with disabilities, more emphasis is placed on accommodations, access, and support services without sufficient attention to the social aspect of the…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Student Satisfaction, College Students, Disabilities
Kutscher, Elisabeth L.; Tuckwiller, Elizabeth D. – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2019
Students with disabilities contribute to the diversity of postsecondary campuses but face many unique challenges in completing their programs of study. The purpose of this systematic review was to develop an understanding of what is known about persistence in and graduation from higher education programs for students with disabilities, focusing…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Higher Education, College Students, Academic Persistence
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
Wegner, Theresa Marie – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2017
This qualitative study identified the factors that contributed to the success experienced by students with learning disabilities in their first year of college. The primary factors that emerged from student interviews were their attitudes about higher education, and their personal attributes including motivation, maturity, and persistence.…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Self Determination, Qualitative Research, College Freshmen
Gregg, Noel; Galyardt, April; Wolfe, Gerri; Moon, Nathan; Todd, Robert – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of virtual mentoring for enhancing the persistence of secondary and postsecondary students with disabilities engaged in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning. The student participants (N = 189) were all engaged in STEM coursework and enrolled in a…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Mentors, Academic Persistence, Disabilities
Download full textThompson-Ebanks, Valerie – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2014
This qualitative study explored personal factors students with invisible disabilities (SWIDs) associate with their voluntary withdrawal from a mid-western state land grant university (LGU) after completing 60 or more college credits. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were used to gather data from the five participants, all former students with…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, College Students, Disabilities, Land Grant Universities
Anctil, Tina M.; Ishikawa, Michele E.; Tao Scott, Amy – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2008
This study provides a model of academic identity development for college students with learning disabilities from the integrative self-determination themes of persistence, competence, career decision making, and self-realization. Nineteen self-determined and high-achieving participants were interviewed. The participants' stories illustrate how…
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Disabilities, Academic Persistence, Conflict Resolution
