Academic Performance of First-Generation College Students with Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Lombardi, Allison R.; Murray, Christopher; Gerdes, Hilary
Titel	Academic Performance of First-Generation College Students with Disabilities
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Development, 53 (2012) 6, S.811-826 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0897-5264
DOI	10.1353/csd.2012.0082
Schlagwörter	Disabilities; Student Characteristics; Persistence; First Generation College Students; Academic Achievement; Academic Persistence; Time to Degree; Graduation Rate; College Preparation; Socioeconomic Status; Institutional Characteristics; Attendance; Student Adjustment; At Risk Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Ausdauer; Schulleistung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Anwesenheit; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation
Abstract	Students with disabilities are attending postsecondary school in increasing numbers. College students with disabilities have lower retention rates, take longer to complete degrees, and have lower degree completion rates than do their peers without disabilities. Thus, students with disabilities face a number of significant challenges adjusting to postsecondary school and have unique transition needs. In addition to serving a greater number of students with disabilities, many colleges and universities are also experiencing an influx of "first-generation" college students. Many first-generation students are less academically prepared than are continuing-generation students when entering postsecondary educational environments. Once admitted, first-generation college students have lower college persistence and attainment rates than do their continuing-generation peers, and these effects hold even after controlling for socioeconomic status (SES), institution type, and attendance status. Moreover, first-generation college students often face unique familial, cultural, and social transitions that may make the transition to, and completion of, postsecondary school challenging. The current investigation was undertaken in light of growing evidence that disability status and first-generation status are factors that place a student at risk of experiencing difficulties adapting to and completing postsecondary school. Although both of these student characteristics are indicative of risk in isolation, the authors were interested in developing further understanding about the dual challenge, or cumulative risk, associated with having a disability and being a first-generation college student. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10