Peer Supports: Focusing on the Experiences of College Students with Intellectual Disability. Think College Fast Facts. Issue No. 27

Autor/inn/en	Wilt, Courtney L.; Morningstar, Mary E.
Institution	University of Massachusetts Boston, Institute for Community Inclusion; Think College National Coordinating Center
Titel	Peer Supports: Focusing on the Experiences of College Students with Intellectual Disability. Think College Fast Facts. Issue No. 27
Quelle	(2020), (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Postsecondary Education; College Students; Students with Disabilities; Student Experience; Mentors; Social Networks; Social Capital; Friendship; Peer Relationship; Tutoring; Academic Support Services; Emotional Response + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Collegestudent; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Studienerfahrung; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Sozialkapital; Freundschaft; Peer-Beziehungen; Förderkonzept; Nachhilfeunterricht; Emotionales Verhalten
Abstract	Inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) programs for youth with intellectual disability recognize students with intellectual disability as contributing members of the broader campus community through academic engagement, career development, and social activities (Grigal & Papay, 2018; Jones et. al, 2015). An established strategy for promoting natural and inclusive supports is the use of peer mentors. Research in the K-12 settings has found that peer mentors in high school can promote positive academic, social, employment, and mental health outcomes (Carter, et al., 2016; Asmus et al., 2016). This Fast Fact draws from a qualitative study that interviewed college students with intellectual disability. The purpose of the study was to fill a gap toward what is known about IPSE students and their experiences with peer supports. The study indicated that peer supports can forge and strengthen social networks for IPSE students, and that these supports are valued by IPSE students in conjunction to the academic, emotional, and informational supports that develop from interpersonal relationships between IPSE students and the peers themselves. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Institute for Community Inclusion. University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125. Tel: 617-287-4300; Fax: 617-287-4352; e-mail: ici@umb.edu; Web site: http://www.communityinclusion.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01