Perspectives of two college students labeled with intellectual disability: Supports during the moving in and through stages of transition

An increasing number of students labeled with intellectual disability are attending colleges and universities. Yet, their perspectives are underrepresented in the research. Grounded in Disability Studies in Education and Schlossberg's Transition Theory, this study reports on the transitional ex...

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Main Authors: Amanda L. Miller, Mina Chun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University Libraries 2022-08-01
Series:Disability Studies Quarterly
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Online Access:https://dsq-sds.org/article/view/7516
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description An increasing number of students labeled with intellectual disability are attending colleges and universities. Yet, their perspectives are underrepresented in the research. Grounded in Disability Studies in Education and Schlossberg's Transition Theory, this study reports on the transitional experiences of two emerging adults labeled with intellectual disability at a large public university with a particular focus on how the participants conceptualized their support systems during the moving in and through stages of transition to university. Three themes are discussed: supports the students brought with them to the university, reciprocal supports with peer mentors, and university-provided supports. As such, the findings contribute to and expand existing scholarship dedicated to the experiences of emerging adults labeled with intellectual disability at postsecondary institutions. Aligning with the research question and blended theoretical framing, implications for practice and research are discussed.
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spelling doaj.art-aa4d9408f6ef4f7cae7768fb24b9a72a2022-12-22T02:08:59ZengThe Ohio State University LibrariesDisability Studies Quarterly1041-57182159-83712022-08-0142110.18061/dsq.v42i1.75166822Perspectives of two college students labeled with intellectual disability: Supports during the moving in and through stages of transitionAmanda L. Miller0Mina Chun1Wayne State UniversityGovernors State UniversityAn increasing number of students labeled with intellectual disability are attending colleges and universities. Yet, their perspectives are underrepresented in the research. Grounded in Disability Studies in Education and Schlossberg's Transition Theory, this study reports on the transitional experiences of two emerging adults labeled with intellectual disability at a large public university with a particular focus on how the participants conceptualized their support systems during the moving in and through stages of transition to university. Three themes are discussed: supports the students brought with them to the university, reciprocal supports with peer mentors, and university-provided supports. As such, the findings contribute to and expand existing scholarship dedicated to the experiences of emerging adults labeled with intellectual disability at postsecondary institutions. Aligning with the research question and blended theoretical framing, implications for practice and research are discussed.https://dsq-sds.org/article/view/7516postsecondary educationemerging adulthoodstudent perspectiveintellectual disability
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Perspectives of two college students labeled with intellectual disability: Supports during the moving in and through stages of transition
Disability Studies Quarterly
postsecondary education
emerging adulthood
student perspective
intellectual disability
title Perspectives of two college students labeled with intellectual disability: Supports during the moving in and through stages of transition
title_full Perspectives of two college students labeled with intellectual disability: Supports during the moving in and through stages of transition
title_fullStr Perspectives of two college students labeled with intellectual disability: Supports during the moving in and through stages of transition
title_full_unstemmed Perspectives of two college students labeled with intellectual disability: Supports during the moving in and through stages of transition
title_short Perspectives of two college students labeled with intellectual disability: Supports during the moving in and through stages of transition
title_sort perspectives of two college students labeled with intellectual disability supports during the moving in and through stages of transition
topic postsecondary education
emerging adulthood
student perspective
intellectual disability
url https://dsq-sds.org/article/view/7516
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