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The Path To Persistence: How Highly-At-Risk Students Persevere To Graduation Day, Alexis Kaine Straub
The Path To Persistence: How Highly-At-Risk Students Persevere To Graduation Day, Alexis Kaine Straub
Masters Theses
This phenomenological study looked at highly-at-risk college seniors who exhibited four out of the eight risk factors defined by the institution where the study took place. The purpose was to gain insight into how highly-at-risk college seniors persist to graduation by discovering what protective factors they utilized in their college career as well as the role resiliency and/or grit may have played. The participants were five undergraduate students who were enrolled at a mid-sized, public university in the rural Midwest. They responded to questions in one semi-structured interview designed to capture their experiences about college starting from high school until …
Transitional Experiences Of Post-Secondary Students With Non-Disclosed Disabilities, Sierra E. Headrick
Transitional Experiences Of Post-Secondary Students With Non-Disclosed Disabilities, Sierra E. Headrick
Masters Theses
The purpose of this study was to examine the transitional experiences of undergraduate students with non-disclosed disabilities and gain insight on the intentions of students choosing the route of non-disclosure in higher education. It was found that students with non-disclosed disabilities have significant challenges with managing their workloads and stress in their transition into college. Additionally, changes in support from high school to college have a significant influence on self-disclosure of disabilities. With parental guidance lacking from the participants’ support systems in post-secondary education, it was found that changes in support among the group’s transition into college may be a …