ERIC Number: EJ1457072
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0897-5264
EISSN: EISSN-1543-3382
Autistic Undergraduates' Experiences and Intentions to Persist in College
So Yoon Kim; Shannon LaPoint; Kristen Bottema-Beutel
Journal of College Student Development, v65 n6 p663-683 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 discussed their perspectives about revealing their autism diagnosis, the value of the social community or lack thereof, the process of getting accommodations from professors, and autism acceptance on campus. Students perceived that their intentions to persist in college were related to their desire to learn, the practical utility of a college degree, the symbolic value of a degree, and the value placed on education by their families.
Descriptors: Student Experience, Academic Persistence, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Undergraduate Students, College Environment, Students with Disabilities, Student Attitudes, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Attitudes toward Disabilities, Interpersonal Relationship, Campuses, Social Environment, Student Characteristics, Intention, Teacher Student Relationship
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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