A Recursive Approach to Mixed Methods Research in a Longitudinal Study of Postsecondary Education Disability Support Services

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 226-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas W. Christ
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Disability Support Services ◽  
Disability Support

scholarly journals Canadian Postsecondary Students With Disabilities: Where Are They?

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 71-113
Author(s):  
Catherine S. Fichten ◽  
Jennison V. Asuncicion ◽  
Maria Barile ◽  
Chantal Robillard ◽  
Myrtis E. Fossey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Postsecondary Institutions ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Disability Support Services ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Disability Support ◽  
To Receive

Results of a Canada-wide and a Quebec based study of students with a variety of disabilities in Canadian postsecondary education are presented. Study 1 involved 156 professionals. They represent 80% of the population of professionals who provide on-campus disability support services. Results indicate that (1) 8% of postsecondary institutions reported not having any students with disabilities, (2) overall, 2% of students are registered to receive disability related services from their post- secondary institutions, and (3) this varies from 1/2% to 6% across the country. Junior/community colleges had a higher percentage of students with disabilities registered to receive disability related services (3 3/4%) than universities (1 2/3%). (4) Distance education had 3%. (5) Quebec has a smaller proportion of both college (2/3% vs 6%) and university (1/2%) vs 2 1/2%) students with disabilities than the rest of Canada. A targeted study involving 46 professionals who provide disability related services in Quebec's public junior/community colleges, the CEGEPs, revealed that lack of recognition of learning disabilities for postsecondary funding by the Quebec government is an important contributor to the small percentages, although it cannot explain the huge discrepancies between Quebec and the rest of Canada. Extrapolation suggests that there are over 100,000 students with disabilities currently enrolled in Canadian postsecondary education, although only 1/4 to 1/2 of them register to receive disability related services.

scholarly journals Maawandoonan: early childhood disability support services in Constance Lake First Nation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Ineese-Nash
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Service System ◽  
First Nation ◽  
Childhood Disability ◽  
Northern Ontario ◽  
Disability Support Services ◽  
Disability Theory ◽  
Disability Support ◽  
The Impact

This paper details an institutional ethnography conducted in Constance Lake First Nation, a rural Oji-Cree community in northern Ontario, Canada. The study is a part of a larger project called the Inclusive Early Childhood Service System Project, which is partnered with several municipalities and service organizations in four communities across Ontario. The current project examined six family narratives of accessing disability support services for young children. The project seeks to understand how the service system functions from the perspective of families, and the impact of institutional interactions on families within the service system. Employing critical disability theory and Indigenous perspectives of child development, the study seeks to develop a culturally-based conceptualization of disability support for Indigenous children with disabilities or gifts.

A Mixed Methods Study of K–12 Influences on College Participation for Students With Disabilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-114
Author(s):  
Elisabeth L. Kutscher ◽  
Elizabeth D. Tuckwiller
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Multiple Correspondence Analysis ◽  
College Participation ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Education Participation ◽  
Transformative Mixed Methods ◽  
K 12

This study investigated K–12 experiences individuals with disabilities perceived as influencing their transition to and participation in postsecondary education. Using a convergent transformative mixed methods research design, the study integrated findings from interviews and surveys ( n = 13) using multiple correspondence analysis. Qualitative analyses yielded eight K–12 facilitators of postsecondary education participation. Quantitative results showed participants reported access to at least one previously identified high school predictor, high levels of self-determination, and neutral identification with a disability community. Finally, integrated findings revealed that endorsement of facilitators was associated with experiencing a challenging transition to postsecondary education. Research and practice implications are discussed.

Postsecondary Students With Disabilities: Predictors of Adaptation to College

2020 ◽  
pp. 152102512094101
Author(s):  
Samantha J. Herrick ◽  
Weili Lu ◽  
Deanna Bullock
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Support Services ◽  
College Campus ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Disability Support Services ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Disability Support ◽  
Education Support ◽  
Adaptation To College ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between acceptance of disability, perceived stigma of students on a college campus and adaptation to college for students with disabilities. One hundred forty-five surveys were collected from student participants via the disability support services offices at sixteen colleges or universities in the northeast and mid-west United States. The results of a hierarchical multiple regression analysis revealed two statistically significant relationships, students with a higher level of acceptance of disability were more adapted to college, and higher GPA was associated with less adaptation to college. The exploratory test of mediation revealed that the relationship between acceptance of disability and adaptation to college was significantly mediated by perception of stigma on a college campus. The implications for higher education support services and recommendations for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals How Social Work Can Contribute in the Shift to Personalised, Recovery-Oriented Psycho-Social Disability Support Services

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. i98-i116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Brophy ◽  
Annie Bruxner ◽  
Erin Wilson ◽  
Nadine Cocks ◽  
Michael Stylianou
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Disability Support Services ◽  
Social Disability ◽  
Disability Support

Disability Support Services in Higher Education: An Extension of the Rehabilitation Process

1996 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 54-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annemarie Carroll ◽  
Claudia E. Johnson Bown
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Academic Support ◽  
Academic Support Services ◽  
Rehabilitation Process ◽  
Disability Support Services ◽  
Disability Support ◽  
Comprehensive Services

In recent years, the number of students in higher education who are requesting services, from university offices of Disability Support Services (DSS) has increased dramatically, While surveys suggest that the majority of DSS offices are providing academic support services to their students with disabilities, these services, while necessary, are not sufficient to address the needs of these students in a holistic fashion. This article will discuss ways in which the philosophy of rehabilitation counseling can be utilized to assist the DSS office in providing more comprehensive services, with the goal of increasing the students' functioning to the highest level possible in all areas of their lives. Through adherence to this philosophy, the DSS office can become an effective extension of the rehabilitation process to students with disabilities.

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