Resilience/thriving in post-secondary students with disabilities: an exploratory study
Project report
Title | Resilience/thriving in post-secondary students with disabilities: an exploratory study |
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Report Type | Project report |
Authors | Ganguly, Rahul (Author), Brownlow, Charlotte (Author), Du Preez, Jan (Author) and Graham, Coralie (Author) |
Editors | National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, . |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Page Range | 34-35 |
Number of Pages | 2 |
Year | 2015 |
Publisher | Curtin University |
Place of Publication | Perth, Australia |
ISBN | 9780992356064 |
9780992356071 | |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.ncsehe.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/NCSEHE_Informing_Policy_and_Practice-Final-web.pdf |
Abstract | Across most universities in Australia, students with a disability have been enrolling in greater numbers than ever before. However, the scholarship and research on equity in the Australian higher education sector has largely ignored the needs of these students. The overarching goal of this study was to explore and describe the lived experiences of students with a self-disclosed disability enrolled at a regional university in Australia. Given the paucity of research on the subject in Australia, the study was conducted in two stages. Descriptive statistics and Structural Equation Modelling were used to analyse the survey data. Thematic analysis was done with the interview data. A description of the key findings are listed below. Due to the small sample size and self-reported data, the findings needs to be interpreted with some caution. Additionally, this study was conducted at one University, and hence findings cannot be generalised to other universities in Australia. |
Keywords | students; disabilities; higher education; needs |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420318. People with disability |
390303. Higher education | |
Public Notes | © Curtin University 2015. Permanent restricted access to Published Version. Document freely available online. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education |
School of Psychology and Counselling | |
School of Nursing and Midwifery | |
Book Title | Informing policy and practice: 2014 student equity in higher education research grants program projects |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q334y/resilience-thriving-in-post-secondary-students-with-disabilities-an-exploratory-study
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