본문

서브메뉴

Three Essays on How Students with Disabilities Experience the Transition from Secondary to Postsecondary Life
Three Essays on How Students with Disabilities Experience the Transition from Secondary to...
Three Essays on How Students with Disabilities Experience the Transition from Secondary to Postsecondary Life

상세정보

자료유형  
 학위논문 서양
최종처리일시  
20260202105325
ISBN  
9798293873494
DDC  
371
저자명  
Duggan, Catherine.
서명/저자  
Three Essays on How Students with Disabilities Experience the Transition from Secondary to Postsecondary Life
발행사항  
[Sl] : Vanderbilt University, 2025
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
형태사항  
211 p
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-03, Section: A.
주기사항  
Advisor: Golann, Joanne.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Vanderbilt University, 2025.
초록/해제  
요약Like all students, students with disabilities (SWD) have high hopes for the future. They develop goals for continuing their education, finding a career that suits their interests and strengths, participating in their community, and living independently. Too often, however, SWD enter adulthood lacking the prerequisites and skills required for such success (Bouck & Park, 2018; Butterworth & Milgore., 2015; Erickson et al., 2021; Henderson & Baird, 2014; Newman et al., 2011; Wehman et al., 2015). Unsuccessful transitions into adulthood have innumerable implications for adults with disabilities. Lacking postsecondary education (PSE) credentials and employment can increase the likelihood of experiencing poverty; most disturbingly, individuals with disabilities are more than twice as likely to live in poverty as those without disabilities (Houtenville & Rafal, 2020). Given that approximately 15% of publicly enrolled secondary students receive special education services, education research and policy conversation must maintain focus on strengthening secondary and postsecondary services and opportunities that foster positive adulthood experiences for members of the disability community (National Center for Education Statistics, 2022). Paper 1. Existing research shows that participation in secondary CTE can improve transition outcomes for SWD (Baer et al., 2003; Harvey, 2002; Lee et al., 2016; Plasman, 2019; Wagner et al., 2017). While ample research connects CTE with improved employment opportunities, research linking CTE to college-going is thin (Cellini, 2006; Gottfried & Bozick, 2016; Plasman et al., 2017). Further, while existing work on the impact of CTE on adult outcomes focuses on SWD in general, less is known about the effect of CTE completion on students in specific disability categories (Baer, Daviso, Flexer, et al., 2011; Lombardi et al., 2018; Mazzotti et al., 2013; Test et al., 2009; Theobald, Goldhaber, et al., 2019; Trainor et al., 2020). Thus, Paper 1 uses quantitative methods to determine the association between CTE and employment and postsecondary enrollment for students across multiple disability categories. To further stratify disability type, we use additional Individualized Education Program (IEP) elements (number of special services and level of inclusion in general education) as controls in our model.Paper 2. Disability diagnosis plays a critical role in defining identity and life quality (Cadwgan, & Goodwin, 2018). Still, we know little about how students and their parents experience their disability diagnosis (Ash et al., 2020; Dale et al., 2006; Gillman et. al, 2000; Kenyon et al., 2006, 2014; Roulstone, 2015; Ruggero et al., 2012). Currently, existing literature categorizes the diagnosis experience as either positive or negative and predominantly focuses on the experiences of parents. In response, Paper 2 uses generalized inductive methodology and critical realist methodology to support a more nuanced inquiry into disability diagnosis. I identify six typologies of disability diagnosis: (1) the Missed Diagnosis, (2) the Misdiagnosis, (3) the Unwelcomed Diagnosis, (4) the Welcomed diagnosis, (5) the Unsurprising Diagnosis, and (6) the Surprising Diagnosis. Paper 2 centers findings on the experiences of disabled students and their parents to understand the ever-complex and context-specific nature of learning about one's disability.Paper 3. Parents' involvement and high expectations are established as hallmarks of transition services; both are repeatedly linked to enhanced outcomes for SWD in the areas of high school graduation, employment, and PSE enrollment (Doren et al., 2012; Mazzotti et al., 2016; Papay & Bambara, 2014; Test et al., 2009; Wagner et al., 2014). Yet, limited involvement in IEP meetings, inaccessible information, and negative teacher attitudes often lead to exclusion of parents/guardians during transition planning (Hirano et al., 2018; Miller-Warren, 2016; Wilt & Morningstar, 2018). Like their parents, SWD frequently cite minimal engagement with their postsecondary transition planning process (Hetherington et al., 2010). As a result, existing research shows that parents and SWD experience feelings of ambivalence, stress, and anxiety during the transition planning process. Still, little is known about how this transition planning context impacts dynamics in the parent-child relationship and vice versa (Van Hees et al., 2018). In response, Paper 3 uses phenomenology to prioritize and privilege the self-told stories of students with disabilities and their parents to explore the lived postsecondary transition planning experience.Collectively, these papers aim to enhance our understanding of how disabled students and their parents experience secondary special education and the impact postsecondary transition planning has on the development of self and postsecondary success. Despite an enduring emphasis on equipping SWD with the skills they need to thrive in adulthood, special education services continue to fall short in ensuring the long-term success of this significant student population (Carter et al., 2018). At far greater rates than their non-disabled peers, adults with disabilities are unemployed, undereducated, and dissatisfied with their life (Institute for Educational Leadership, 2021; Nagraj & Omar, 2014; U.S. Department of Labor, 2022). While existent transition literature is expansive, it remains incomplete. There is more to learn about how we can better prepare and promote happiness and success for young adults in the disability community.Findings from this dissertation will respond to the call for greater empirical inquiry on critical transition-planning experiences of SWD, shed light on the ways in which current policies (e.g., the Individuals with Disabilities Education and Improvement Act of 2014, the Carl Perkins Act, and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014) support (or fall short of supporting) the transition experience of SWD, and explore the impact of students' high school experiences, adult outcomes, and development of self. My hope is that this dissertation will encourage continued examination of how practitioners, researchers, and policymakers can further improve the outcomes and lives of individuals with disabilities and their families.
일반주제명  
Special education
일반주제명  
Educational psychology
일반주제명  
Disability studies
일반주제명  
Higher education
키워드  
Students with disabilities
키워드  
Postsecondary transition
키워드  
Adulthood success
키워드  
College outcomes
키워드  
Career outcomes
기타저자  
Vanderbilt University.
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-03A.
전자적 위치 및 접속  
로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.

MARC

 008260126s2025        us                              c    eng  d
■001000017360234
■00520260202105325
■006m          o    d                
■007cr#unu||||||||
■020    ▼a9798293873494
■035    ▼a(MiAaPQ)AAI32307539
■035    ▼a(MiAaPQ)0242vireo2798Duggan
■040    ▼aMiAaPQ▼cMiAaPQ
■0820  ▼a371
■1001  ▼aDuggan,  Catherine.
■24510▼aThree  Essays  on  How  Students  with  Disabilities  Experience  the  Transition  from  Secondary  to  Postsecondary  Life
■260    ▼a[Sl]▼bVanderbilt  University▼c2025
■260  1▼aAnn  Arbor▼bProQuest  Dissertations  &  Theses▼c2025
■300    ▼a211  p
■500    ▼aSource:  Dissertations  Abstracts  International,  Volume:  87-03,  Section:  A.
■500    ▼aAdvisor:  Golann,  Joanne.
■5021  ▼aThesis  (Ph.D.)--Vanderbilt  University,  2025.
■520    ▼aLike  all  students,  students  with  disabilities  (SWD)  have  high  hopes  for  the  future.  They  develop  goals  for  continuing  their  education,  finding  a  career  that  suits  their  interests  and  strengths,  participating  in  their  community,  and  living  independently.  Too  often,  however,  SWD  enter  adulthood  lacking  the  prerequisites  and  skills  required  for  such  success  (Bouck  &  Park,  2018;  Butterworth  &  Milgore.,  2015;  Erickson  et  al.,  2021;  Henderson  &  Baird,  2014;  Newman  et  al.,  2011;  Wehman  et  al.,  2015).  Unsuccessful  transitions  into  adulthood  have  innumerable  implications  for  adults  with  disabilities.  Lacking  postsecondary  education  (PSE)  credentials  and  employment  can  increase  the  likelihood  of  experiencing  poverty;  most  disturbingly,  individuals  with  disabilities  are  more  than  twice  as  likely  to  live  in  poverty  as  those  without  disabilities  (Houtenville  &  Rafal,  2020).  Given  that  approximately  15%  of  publicly  enrolled  secondary  students  receive  special  education  services,  education  research  and  policy  conversation  must  maintain  focus  on  strengthening  secondary  and  postsecondary  services  and  opportunities  that  foster  positive  adulthood  experiences  for  members  of  the  disability  community  (National  Center  for  Education  Statistics,  2022). Paper  1.  Existing  research  shows  that  participation  in  secondary  CTE  can  improve  transition  outcomes  for  SWD  (Baer  et  al.,  2003;  Harvey,  2002;  Lee  et  al.,  2016;  Plasman,  2019;  Wagner  et  al.,  2017).  While  ample  research  connects  CTE  with  improved  employment  opportunities,  research  linking  CTE  to  college-going  is  thin  (Cellini,  2006;  Gottfried  &  Bozick,  2016;  Plasman  et  al.,  2017).  Further,  while  existing  work  on  the  impact  of  CTE  on  adult  outcomes  focuses  on  SWD  in  general,  less  is  known  about  the  effect  of  CTE  completion  on  students  in  specific  disability  categories  (Baer,  Daviso,  Flexer,  et  al.,  2011;  Lombardi  et  al.,  2018;  Mazzotti  et  al.,  2013;  Test  et  al.,  2009;  Theobald,  Goldhaber,  et  al.,  2019;  Trainor  et  al.,  2020).  Thus,  Paper  1  uses  quantitative  methods  to  determine  the  association  between  CTE  and  employment  and  postsecondary  enrollment  for  students  across  multiple  disability  categories.  To  further  stratify  disability  type,  we  use  additional  Individualized  Education  Program  (IEP)  elements  (number  of  special  services  and  level  of  inclusion  in  general  education)  as  controls  in  our  model.Paper  2.  Disability  diagnosis  plays  a  critical  role  in  defining  identity  and  life  quality  (Cadwgan,  &  Goodwin,  2018).  Still,  we  know  little  about  how  students  and  their  parents  experience  their  disability  diagnosis  (Ash  et  al.,  2020;  Dale  et  al.,  2006;  Gillman  et.  al,  2000;  Kenyon  et  al.,  2006,  2014;  Roulstone,  2015;  Ruggero  et  al.,  2012).  Currently,  existing  literature  categorizes  the  diagnosis  experience  as  either  positive  or  negative  and  predominantly  focuses  on  the  experiences  of  parents.  In  response,  Paper  2  uses  generalized  inductive  methodology  and  critical  realist  methodology  to  support  a  more  nuanced  inquiry  into  disability  diagnosis.  I  identify  six  typologies  of  disability  diagnosis:  (1)  the  Missed  Diagnosis,  (2)  the  Misdiagnosis,  (3)  the  Unwelcomed  Diagnosis,  (4)  the  Welcomed  diagnosis,  (5)  the  Unsurprising  Diagnosis,  and  (6)  the  Surprising  Diagnosis.  Paper  2  centers  findings  on  the  experiences  of  disabled  students  and  their  parents  to  understand  the  ever-complex  and  context-specific  nature  of  learning  about  one's  disability.Paper  3.  Parents'  involvement  and  high  expectations  are  established  as  hallmarks  of  transition  services;  both  are  repeatedly  linked  to  enhanced  outcomes  for  SWD  in  the  areas  of  high  school  graduation,  employment,  and  PSE  enrollment  (Doren  et  al.,  2012;  Mazzotti  et  al.,  2016;  Papay  &  Bambara,  2014;  Test  et  al.,  2009;  Wagner  et  al.,  2014).  Yet,  limited  involvement  in  IEP  meetings,  inaccessible  information,  and  negative  teacher  attitudes  often  lead  to  exclusion  of  parents/guardians  during  transition  planning  (Hirano  et  al.,  2018;  Miller-Warren,  2016;  Wilt  &  Morningstar,  2018).  Like  their  parents,  SWD  frequently  cite  minimal  engagement  with  their  postsecondary  transition  planning  process  (Hetherington  et  al.,  2010).  As  a  result,  existing  research  shows  that  parents  and  SWD  experience  feelings  of  ambivalence,  stress,  and  anxiety  during  the  transition  planning  process.  Still,  little  is  known  about  how  this  transition  planning  context  impacts  dynamics  in  the  parent-child  relationship  and  vice  versa  (Van  Hees  et  al.,  2018).  In  response,  Paper  3  uses  phenomenology  to  prioritize  and  privilege  the  self-told  stories  of  students  with  disabilities  and  their  parents  to  explore  the  lived  postsecondary  transition  planning  experience.Collectively,  these  papers  aim  to  enhance  our  understanding  of  how  disabled  students  and  their  parents  experience  secondary  special  education  and  the  impact  postsecondary  transition  planning  has  on  the  development  of  self  and  postsecondary  success.  Despite  an  enduring  emphasis  on  equipping  SWD  with  the  skills  they  need  to  thrive  in  adulthood,  special  education  services  continue  to  fall  short  in  ensuring  the  long-term  success  of  this  significant  student  population  (Carter  et  al.,  2018).  At  far  greater  rates  than  their  non-disabled  peers,  adults  with  disabilities  are  unemployed,  undereducated,  and  dissatisfied  with  their  life  (Institute  for  Educational  Leadership,  2021;  Nagraj  &  Omar,  2014;  U.S.  Department  of  Labor,  2022).  While  existent  transition  literature  is  expansive,  it  remains  incomplete.  There  is  more  to  learn  about  how  we  can  better  prepare  and  promote  happiness  and  success  for  young  adults  in  the  disability  community.Findings  from  this  dissertation  will  respond  to  the  call  for  greater  empirical  inquiry  on  critical  transition-planning  experiences  of  SWD,  shed  light  on  the  ways  in  which  current  policies  (e.g.,  the  Individuals  with  Disabilities  Education  and  Improvement  Act  of  2014,  the  Carl  Perkins  Act,  and  the  Workforce  Innovation  and  Opportunity  Act  of  2014)  support  (or  fall  short  of supporting)  the  transition  experience  of  SWD,  and  explore  the  impact  of  students'  high  school  experiences,  adult  outcomes,  and  development  of  self.  My  hope  is  that  this  dissertation  will  encourage  continued  examination  of  how  practitioners,  researchers,  and  policymakers  can  further  improve  the  outcomes  and  lives  of  individuals  with  disabilities  and  their  families.
■590    ▼aSchool  code:  0242.
■650  4▼aSpecial  education
■650  4▼aEducational  psychology
■650  4▼aDisability  studies
■650  4▼aHigher  education
■653    ▼aStudents  with  disabilities
■653    ▼aPostsecondary  transition
■653    ▼aAdulthood  success
■653    ▼aCollege  outcomes
■653    ▼aCareer  outcomes
■690    ▼a0529
■690    ▼a0201
■690    ▼a0525
■690    ▼a0745
■71020▼aVanderbilt  University.
■7730  ▼tDissertations  Abstracts  International▼g87-03A.
■790    ▼a0242
■791    ▼aPh.D.
■792    ▼a2025
■793    ▼aEnglish
■85640▼uhttp://www.riss.kr/pdu/ddodLink.do?id=T17360234▼nKERIS▼z이  자료의  원문은  한국교육학술정보원에서  제공합니다.

미리보기

내보내기

chatGPT토론

Ai 추천 관련 도서


    신착도서 더보기
    최근 3년간 통계입니다.

    소장정보

    • 예약
    • 소재불명신고
    • 나의폴더
    • 우선정리요청
    • 비도서대출신청
    • 야간 도서대출신청
    소장자료
    등록번호 청구기호 소장처 대출가능여부 대출정보
    TF19420 전자도서 대출가능 마이폴더 부재도서신고 비도서대출신청 야간 도서대출신청

    * 대출중인 자료에 한하여 예약이 가능합니다. 예약을 원하시면 예약버튼을 클릭하십시오.

    해당 도서를 다른 이용자가 함께 대출한 도서

    관련 인기도서

    로그인 후 이용 가능합니다.