[Nyabs] FW: article of potential interest

[Kathryn Carroll]

See below for study and statistics on students with disabilities in college. From: Wendy Harbour (wharbour at syr.edu) Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 11:16 AM To: DREAM at listserv.syr.edu Subject: FW: article of potential interest   FYI…   From: Rachael A Zubal-Ruggieri Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 11:14 AM To: Wendy Harbour Subject: article of potential interest   Academic Performance of First-Generation College Students with Disabilities Allison R. Lombardi, Christopher Murray and Hilary Gerdes Journal of College Student Development , Volume 53, Number 6, November/December 2012 Excerpt below (PDF attached): Students with disabilities are attending postsecondary school in increasing numbers (Newman, Wagner, Cameto, & Knokey, 2009). Recent estimates suggest that as many as 1 in 10 college students have some type of apparent (e.g., mobility impairments) or nonapparent (e.g., learning disability) disability. 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 (Horn, Berktold, & Bobbit, 1999; Murray, Goldstein, Nourse, & Edgar, 2000; Wessel, Jones, Markle, & Westfall, 2009). Thus, students with disabilities face a number of significant challenges adjusting to postsecondary school and have unique transition needs (Brinckerhoff, 1996; Sitlington, 2003). 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 (X. Chen, 2005). Many first-generation students are less academically prepared than are continuing-generation students when entering postsecondary educational environments (Reid & Moore, 2008; Strayhorn, 2006; Watt, Johnston, Huerta, Mediola, & Alkan, 2008). 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 (Choy, 2001; Lohfink & Paulsen, 2005; Nunez & Cuccaro-Alamin, 1998). 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 (Ishitani, 2003; Strayhorn, 2006). 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, we 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.   http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_college_student_development/v053/53.6.lombardi.html  
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