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"College is a challenge, but I've got dreams and I know I can do it!" : deaf students in mainstream colleges

Creator:: Smith, Julia A.
Abstract:: Deaf students in mainstream colleges are withdrawing at an alarming rate. Approximately 70% of the 123,000 deaf students enrolled in 2,300 colleges across the United States will not persist until graduation. This qualitative study examined what factors in the academic and social environment are linked to deaf college students' perceptions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Understanding university students' construction of their hidden disability identity

Creator:: Bentley-Townlin, Tracy
Abstract:: This study co-investigated with students with hidden disabilities the phenomenon of disability identity. This qualitative study utilized phenomenology and strategies proposed by Paulo Freire in an effort to understand identity development specific to individuals with hidden disabilities. There were seven students from a medium-sized, public university who participated in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: provide understanding as to how the environment has influenced the student with a disability. Even

Students with disabilities in community colleges : the relationship of select demographic and academic variables to transfer

Creator:: Ponticelli, Jan E.
Abstract:: The original research detailed in this document recognizes that the majority of students with disabilities between 18-69 years of age will attend a community college. The literature also indicates an exponential increase for better job opportunity and earnings relative to individuals with disabilities who attain higher levels of education. This...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) matched with data from the National Student Clearinghouse

SSD Online Services

Creator:: Gunadi, Haris
Abstract:: The Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) is the department responsible for providing reasonable accommodation to students with documented disabilities. Each term, SSD serves approximately 500 students and receives hundreds of requests for various services. These services range from alternative testing, alternative formats, notetaking, classroom relocation, and requests for tables...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: requests each term that SSD could not keep up with the requests. As a result, a student might not have

Visual Expressions of Anxiety : An Exploration of how Students with Anxiety Perceive and Interact with Formal Learning Environments

Creator:: Andersen, Kristen S.
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to better understand how students who experience anxiety that interferes with their daily functioning perceive and interact with their formal learning environments such as classrooms and lab spaces so that instruction in these spaces may be improved. Specific attention was paid to the ways...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: OF THE THESIS OF Kristen S. Andersen for the degree of Master of Science in College Student

Students' Decision to Disclose a Bias-Related Incident

Creator:: Altmaier, Pamela M.
Abstract:: This qualitative study informed by a phenomenological approach explored the experiences of students when deciding to disclose bias-related incidents. Through an individual interview and follow-up focus group, eight participants shared their experience with bias-related incidents, decision to disclose or not to disclose, and perception of university resources. Five themes emerged...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Altmaier for the degree of Master of Science in College Student Services Administration presented on April

Leadership challenges for disabled students programs and services in the California community colleges : a phenomenological exploration of the lived experience of mid level administrators

Creator:: Franklin Martinez, Windy
Abstract:: The purposes of this phenomenological inquiry was to examine the challenges faced by administrative leaders of Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) at California community colleges (CCC) from the perspectives of current practitioners. This study was undertaken for the following reasons: (a) the increasing number of students with disabilities accessing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: a group of mid–level community college administrators who lead disability services programs. The

The concept of disability in graduate programs that specialize in study abroad or international exchange

Creator:: Fanjoy, Ali
Abstract:: This thesis explores how and why the concept of disability is included in, or excluded from, the curricula of graduate programs that specialize in international exchange and/or study abroad. Five graduate programs in the United States participated in this study. Data was collected from program websites and through interviews with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Science in College Student Services Administration presented on May 24, 2005. Title: The Concept

Unpacking Success: Progressive Politics and Stalled Gender Equity at the Mitraniketan People's College

Creator:: Glick, Stephanie Nahima
Abstract:: Founded over fifty years ago by K. Viswanathan, the Mitraniketan educational facility in Kerala, India provides literacy and vocational education to socially marginalized women, men, and children through nursery, elementary, high school and an educational preparatory program for young adults. Viswanathan founded the school on several ideals including Neo-Marxist, Quaker,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: affiliated and unaffiliated with the school, as well as a collegethe Mitraniketan People's College (MPC). In

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"College is a challenge, but I've got dreams and I know I can do it!" : deaf students in mainstream colleges

Understanding university students' construction of their hidden disability identity

Students with disabilities in community colleges : the relationship of select demographic and academic variables to transfer

SSD Online Services

Visual Expressions of Anxiety : An Exploration of how Students with Anxiety Perceive and Interact with Formal Learning Environments

Students' Decision to Disclose a Bias-Related Incident

Leadership challenges for disabled students programs and services in the California community colleges : a phenomenological exploration of the lived experience of mid level administrators

The concept of disability in graduate programs that specialize in study abroad or international exchange

Unpacking Success: Progressive Politics and Stalled Gender Equity at the Mitraniketan People's College

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