Description
The purpose of this study was to examine the perspectives of successful community college students classified as neurotypical (NT), learning disabled (LD), and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Using mixed methods, 45 successful students completed two surveys designed to assess their overall hope as well as specific academic skills and strategies used as part of their postsecondary educational experience. Interview questions were then generated based on the results of the quantitative analysis. Fifteen of the 45 participants were randomly selected to take part in a follow-up qualitative interview. Results indicated some commonality among the successful students with relation to overall attendance, use of email as a communication tool with professors, self-advocacy as it pertained to seeking support from professors and individualizing and personalizing the class/professor selection process. The findings suggested that there are specific strategies associated with student success at the post-secondary level and both K-12 schools and community colleges could incorporate skill building in these areas to improve retention and graduation rates.
Details
Title
- A comparison of perception of agency and skills related to retention at community college by students having a learning disability or autism
Contributors
- Crawford, Simon (Author)
- McCoy, Kathleen (Thesis advisor)
- Zucker, Stanley (Committee member)
- Mathur, Sarup (Committee member)
- Cocchiarella, Martha (Committee member)
- Caterino Kulhavy, Linda (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2017
Subjects
- Special Education
- Community college students--Education (Higher)
- Community college students
- Community college students--Psychology.
- Community college students
- Learning disabled--Education (Higher)
- Learning disabled
- Learning disabled--Psychology.
- Learning disabled
- Autistic people--Education (Higher)
- Autistic people
- Autistic people--Psychology.
- Autistic people
- Academic achievement--Psychological aspects.
- Academic Achievement
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Note
- thesisPartial requirement for: Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2017
- bibliographyIncludes bibliographical references (pages 52-58)
- Field of study: Curriculum and instruction
Citation and reuse
Statement of Responsibility
by Simon Crawford