Building Relationships, Sharing Resources, and Opening Opportunities: A STEM Learning Community Builds Social Capital for Students with Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Whitney, Jean; Langley-Turnbaugh, Samantha; Lovewell, Lynn; Moeller, Babette
Titel	Building Relationships, Sharing Resources, and Opening Opportunities: A STEM Learning Community Builds Social Capital for Students with Disabilities
Quelle	In: Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 25 (2012) 2, S.131-144 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Disabilities; Majors (Students); Social Capital; STEM Education; Accessibility (for Disabled); Educational Resources; Shared Resources and Services; Educational Opportunities; Communities of Practice; Academic Support Services; Related Services (Special Education); Mixed Methods Research; Achievement Gains; Program Descriptions; Student Attitudes; Group Dynamics; Interpersonal Relationship; Student Surveys; Seminars; Pretests Posttests; Skill Development; Maine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Sozialkapital; STEM; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Bildungsmittel; Gemeinwirtschaft; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Community; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Schülerverhalten; Gruppendynamik; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Schülerbefragung; Seminar; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung
Abstract	This article describes a learning community designed for university students with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) majors at the University of Southern Maine. The Learning Community (LC) seminar is a credit-bearing class and part of a pipeline of supports and services for high school and college students with disabilities. The current study used a mixed-methods research design to explore the LC from the students' perspective in order to understand what they gained from the course. Analysis revealed that students gained knowledge, skills, access to resources, and social support, all of which are important facets of social capital. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association on Higher Education and Disability. 107 Commerce Center Drive Suite 204, Huntersville, NC 28078. Tel: 704-947-7779; Fax: 704-948-7779; e-mail: ahead@ahead.org; Web site: http://www.ahead.org/publications/jped
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10