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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 Postsecondary Life
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- 학위논문 서양
- 최종처리일시
- 20260202105325
- ISBN
- 9798293873494
- DDC
- 371
- 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
- College outcomes
- 키워드
- Career outcomes
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-03A.
- 전자적 위치 및 접속
- 로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.
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■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.
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■650 4▼aDisability studies
■650 4▼aHigher education
■653 ▼aStudents with disabilities
■653 ▼aPostsecondary transition
■653 ▼aAdulthood success
■653 ▼aCollege outcomes
■653 ▼aCareer outcomes
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■791 ▼aPh.D.
■792 ▼a2025
■793 ▼aEnglish
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