Voices from Spanish Students with Disabilities: Willpower and Effort to Survive University

Autor/inn/en	Moriña, Anabel; Molina, Víctor M.; Cortés-Vega, M. Dolores
Titel	Voices from Spanish Students with Disabilities: Willpower and Effort to Survive University
Quelle	In: European Journal of Special Needs Education, 33 (2018) 4, S.481-494 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Moriña, Anabel) ORCID (Molina, Víctor M.) ORCID (Cortés-Vega, M. Dolores)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0885-6257
DOI	10.1080/08856257.2017.1361138
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Disabilities; Academic Persistence; Biographies; Personal Narratives; Interviews; Photography; Data Analysis; Coding; Majors (Students); Decision Making; Career Choice; Influences; Student Motivation; Academic Achievement; Inclusion; Barriers; Research Methodology; Self Concept; Student Attitudes; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Handicap; Behinderung; Biography; Biografie; Biographie; Erlebniserzählung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fotografie; Auswertung; Codierung; Programmierung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Schulische Motivation; Schulleistung; Inklusion; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Selbstkonzept; Schülerverhalten; Spanien
Abstract	This article analyses the university experiences of 44 students with disabilities. The voices of Spanish students describe the reasons that lead them to choose a given university degree, their transition in the university, the perception they have of themselves as students and how they evaluate their academic results. This study was done with the biographical-narrative methodology using several different data collection techniques, such as narrative interviews, lifelines and photographs. Data analysis was based on an inductive coding system. The results of this study have enabled us to conclude that most of the students chose their degree course because they had a vocation for it, although their disability also influenced their decision. Some students had such a hard time during their first year that they had to change their course of studies. They thought they had to make a stronger effort than the rest of their fellow students, defined themselves as fighters and survivors, and valued this willpower as their main personal asset, above the outcome achieved. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01