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A national census: state of disability services at historically black colleges and universities
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Moore-Cooper, Robin LaJune |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | This study examined the composition and status of disability support services (DSS) among Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). A national census was conducted via the dissemination of a web-based self-report questionnaire to 103 designated DSS administrators. Data was collected to capture the institutional landscape and availability of accommodation provisions for students with disabilities (SWD). Procedures were executed to control for the primary four sources of error (coverage, sampling, measurement and nonresponse) relative to survey research. The two research questions posited were as follows: (1) What is the status and composition of support services for SWD at HBCUs? (2) How can services to SWD at HBCUs be developed and implemented? Analyses were guided by four primary research objectives that correspond to the research questions and produced results as follows: 1) A test of two proportion comparisons revealed significant differences in the organizational structure of DSS Offices and the variation in accommodation provisions. Results revealed a need for more centralized, formal DSS Offices and additional accommodation provisions. 2) Data suggested that the general distribution of types of disabilities (self-disclosed) in the population of SWD within HBCUs varied substantially. 3) A chi square test of independence was employed to evaluate the influence of accommodation provisions for SWD at public and private HBCUs. No significant difference was observed. 4) The general linear model was robust for performing the analysis of variance (ANOVA) of unweighted means. The ANOVA for differences within the types of institutions and organization structures of DSS Offices on eligible SWD revealed a significant main effect of the DSS structure, but no statistically significant main effect for institution type. Findings of this study described and validated the efficacy of establishing DSS programs where absent or underdeveloped. Theoretical applications and practical approaches for crafting a blueprint to commence a formal DSS program or redesign existing infrastructures are discussed. This study may offer insight to postsecondary administrators desiring to shift from a remedial to proactive posture. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://etd.ohiolink.edu/!etd.send_file?accession=osu1143483711&disposition=attachment |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
