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Ellen Broido, Bowling Green State University
Kirsten Brown, The University of Wisconsin - Madison
Edlyn Peña, California Lutheran University
Susan Rankin, Penn State (retired)
Lissa Stapleton, The University of Southern Mississippi
Katherine Stygles, Bowling Green State University
Understanding and Researching Disability in Higher Education: Emerging
Perspectives
ACPA 2015
Discuss techniques for inclusive assessment and research
Examine positionality
Interrogate assumptions
Consider implications
Explore challenges
In this program we will:
• Institution• Position
Who are you?
What do you hope to learn today?
Checking in
11% of college students have a disability; numbers growing
Number of disabled/faculty and staff/with disabilities also presumed to be rising
Inadequate information about the experiences of disabled/people/with disabilities
Why Research Disability?
Disability Percent of Students
Learning disabilities 31%
ADD/ADHD 18%
Mental illness, psychological or psychiatric 15%
Heath & chronic conditions 11%
Mobility or orthopedic 7%
Hearing 4%
Seeing 3%
Cognitive or intellectual 3%
Brain injury 2%
Autism 2%
Speaking 1%
Kinds of Disabilities
(Raue & Lewis, 2011)
Disability Percent of Students
Learning disabilities 31%
ADD/ADHD 18%
Mental illness, psychological or psychiatric 15%
Heath & chronic conditions 11%
Mobility or orthopedic 7%
“Other” 15%
Kinds of Disabilities
(Raue & Lewis, 2011)
Learning disabilities
; 31%
ADD/ADHD; 18%Mental illness, psycho-
logical or psychi-
atric; 15%
Heath & chronic
conditions; 11%
Mobility & Ortho-pedic, 7%
Kinds of Disabilities
Identify methodological considerations
Describe challenges, suggest strategies, and
propose solutions
Purpose
A mix of disabled and temporarily-able bodied women
scholars
• campus climate,
• activism, • and identity
who have studied
regarding disability within higher education.
We Are…
How would you develop a survey or interview protocol that was inclusive of people with disabilities?
Discussion Question
Empirical research is scarce
Disability studies is typically theoretical
Methodological issues are not given much attention
Negative consequences
Methodological Issues in Disability Studies Research
Medical ModelMinority ModelSocial Constructionist
Social Justice
Divergent Theoretical Paradigms
Positionality
Language & Labels
Accessing Participants
HSRB
Four Methodological Concerns
Biases, values, and experiences
Own and participants’ social identities
Power or privilege
Lived experience
Intersectionality
Researcher’s Positionality
People-first Identity-firstParticipants’
preferred language
Language and Labeling
For collective references, disabled/people/with disabilities
Cultivating participants’ trust
Gatekeepers
Rapport
Accessing Participants
Vulnerable populationsScope and focus
Reputational recruiting
Human Subjects Review Boards
Research Design Considerations: Qualitative
Data Collection
Synchronous Asynchronous
Trustworthiness
Operational definitions
Survey Accessibility
Design
Assistive Technology
Data Cleaning
Research Design Considerations: Quantitative
Universal Research Design
•Respects participants•Involves participants•Is fully accessible•Considers privilege and oppression
• Has meaningful practical outcomes
Explore identity intersections and influence of researcher positionality
Recommendations:
Small Group Work
Group 1
• Practitioners• Assessment
Group 2
• Faculty/ Graduate students
• Research
Small Group Questions
How could you use these concepts to shape your assessment or research efforts?
What challenges are you facing/do you anticipate facing as you conduct your research/assessment?
Which model presented is useful in your work with people with disabilities? What are the strengths and limitations?
What questions remain for you?
Report Back
Summarize your study
Common themes across studies
Areas for improvement
Questions
Access our PowerPoint, articles, and resources at:
https://disabilityresearchinhighereducation.wordpress.com/
For Further Information
Ellen Broido, Bowling Green State
University
Kirsten Brown, University of
Wisconsin – Madison
Edlyn Peña, California Lutheran
University [email protected]
Susan Rankin, Penn State (retired)
Lissa Stapleton, University of
Southern [email protected]
Katherine Stygles, Bowling
Green State University
https://disabilityresearchinhighereducation.wordpress.com/