Diverse Pathways to Purpose for College Students with Disabilities
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| Title: | Diverse Pathways to Purpose for College Students with Disabilities |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Newman, Barbara M. (ORCID |
| Source: | Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals. May 2019 42(2):111-121. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | College Students, Students with Disabilities, Goal Orientation, Individual Development, Occupational Aspiration, Identification (Psychology), Influences |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2165143418758985 |
| ISSN: | 2165-1434 |
| Abstract: | The sense of purpose, which directs and motivates goal attainment, is associated with health and happiness as students make transitions from high school to college and work. Despite its importance for student well-being, little empirical work has addressed the development of purpose among students with disabilities. This article expands on a model of the relationship between purpose development, career aspirations, and disability identity in a sample of 59 college students with a variety of visible and invisible disabilities. Using a constructivist grounded theory approach to the analysis of extensive interviews, results present five pathways to purpose and the processes through which students' disabilities contribute to their sense of purpose. Implications for practice and future research emerge from this rich source of student voices. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2019 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1211143 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The sense of purpose, which directs and motivates goal attainment, is associated with health and happiness as students make transitions from high school to college and work. Despite its importance for student well-being, little empirical work has addressed the development of purpose among students with disabilities. This article expands on a model of the relationship between purpose development, career aspirations, and disability identity in a sample of 59 college students with a variety of visible and invisible disabilities. Using a constructivist grounded theory approach to the analysis of extensive interviews, results present five pathways to purpose and the processes through which students' disabilities contribute to their sense of purpose. Implications for practice and future research emerge from this rich source of student voices. |
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| ISSN: | 2165-1434 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2165143418758985 |
