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Resilience/Thriving in Post-Secondary Students with Disabilities: An Exploratory Study Dr Rahul Ganguly School of Health and Wellbeing University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba

"This material is based upon work supported by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE), Curtin University under Project No Acknowledgement

1. Dr. Rahul Ganguly (P.I. Health and Wellbeing) 2. Dr. Charlotte Brownlow (Psychology) 3. Dr. Coralie Graham (Nursing) 4. Dr. Jan Du Preez (Psychology) Research Team

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCSEHE or USQ. Disclaimer

Road Map Need for the study Conceptual Framework & Study Design Findings Where we go from here

Need for this Study  Increasing number of SWD in PSE settings  Quadrupled between 1994 and 2011 from 11,656 to 42,111 (ABS, 2012)  Studies by Foreman et al., 2001 & Whelley et al. 2002) indicate PSE-SWD experience difficulty in completing course work & hence poor academic achievement

Need for this Study-II  Scholarship on Equity has largely ignored this population  Focus of existing research in Australia and across the world has been on identifying systemic barriers (Hutcheon & Wolbring (2012); Barnard-Brak (2010), DaDeppo (2009) Getzel (2008)

Purpose of this Study  From Identifying Barriers to Managing Barriers  Attitudinal, institutional, environmental, and physical  High Achieving Students with Disabilities – Lived Experiences

Study Design-Exploratory  One University  Students in Baccalaureate Programs  Mixed Methods  Survey  Qualitative Interviews ( N= 30)

Study Design-Instruments used  Socio Demographic Characteristics  Engagement with Disability Support Services  Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (25 Items)  Rottinghaus Career Futures Inventory (Optimism)  WHO- 5 index  Life Satisfaction Scale

Phase I  Survey sent to 1200 students (closing date 4/12)  As of 2/12, respondents = 260  This study 194 students

Preliminary Findings (N =194)

Key characteristics Students with disabilities at a regional University

Participants – Socio-Demographics  Predominantly Female (n (F) = 120; 62%,)  Median Age = 38 ( yrs. SD 13)  Predominantly non – Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (n = 188, 96%;)  Native English Speakers (n = 186, 95%;)

Socio-Demographics-II  Higher percentage of participants were single ( n = 79, 40%) than married ( n= 75, 38%)  Majority of participants had one or more children (n = 101; 52%)  Majority of the participants were not in gainful employment (60%)  Income of nearly half of the sample earned (49%) < $ 40,000

Participants – Academic  Area of Study  Education ( n = 37, 19%)  Psychology( n = 26, 13%)  Engineering ( n = 28, 18%)  Business( n = 22, 11%)  Health ( n = 19, 10%)  Predominantly Baccalaureate deg. (n = 153, 78%)  GPA 33 % 5 < 6 (Mean 5.06)

Academic-II  Majority of the participants were on online mode than F2F ( n = 100, 51%)  Majority of participants did not take absences for a long period of time ( n =124, 63%)  13% reported not receiving accommodations

Participants – Disability Categories  Most reported psychological disabilities ( n =60, 32%)  Other Disabilities included  Physical/Medical ( n = 32, 17%)  Others ( n = 25, 13%)  Multiple Disabilities ( n = 19, 10%)  Autism/ADHD ( n = 16, 8%)  Half of the sample had more than 1 disability ( n =100, 51%)

Participants – Self - Identification  More than two thirds of the sample registered with the Disability Support Services ( n = 128, 65%)  During Application/Registration ( n = 54)  Began Struggling/poor grades ( n= 47)  Difficulty with non-academic issue ( n = 22)  Faculty indifference ( n= 5)  Of the 128 students registered, 68 (53%) were presently receiving services

Well-Being, Satisfaction, Career Optimism & Resilience

Well-Being and WHO-5 Index  Nearly a fifth of the sample (19%) scored below 13 (Poor wellbeing – Depression risk)  Nearly a third of the sample (32%) score below 15 (indicative of low mood)

Satisfaction  More than two-thirds of the sample ( 67%) indicated low levels of satisfaction their accommodations, financial, friendship and studies situation  Highest levels of satisfaction with Accommodations (80%), Friends (60%), Studies (55%)  Low levels of satisfaction with Finance (56%)

Career Optimism and Academic Satisfaction  Nearly two-thirds of the sample ( 65%) indicated moderate to low levels of career optimism (30/50)  Nearly two thirds of the sample (64%) agreed with their choice of the degree

Resilience  Nearly a three-fifth of the sample (59%) scored below 50 in the Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (25 items 0-4 ratings)  Range of Score from 20 – 83, Mean Score 45  Reported scores of 16% of the sample were above 60 on the CD Resilience Scale.

Preliminary Findings

Resilience, Well-being, Academic Satisfaction & GPA Figure 1. All path coefficient estimates are completely standardized. ** p <.01, *** p <.001.

Interpretation  Resilience was directly and significantly linked with academic satisfaction and well-being, but not directly related to academic achievement.  Resilience was found to be indirectly linked to achievement via academic satisfaction

Next Steps  Complete quantitative analysis  Conduct Interviews  Finalize Report

Where we go from here- Conceptual Framework University Readiness Family Factors Individual Factors Others Uni-Course Experiences Peer-Interactions Persistence Faculty Interactions Post- University Success Career Readiness Post Baccalaureate

Strategies  Higher Education Toolkit  Student Self -Assessment  Campus Resource Assessment  Actions and Accommodations in the Classroom  Faculty Training Modules  Regional University Symposium

Contact Address Rahul Ganguly, PhD Lecturer in Special Education (ASD/EBD) School of Health and Well Being University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba | Queensland | 4350 | Australia Ph:

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