ERIC Number: ED633754
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 346
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3795-3055-6
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Exploring the Experiences of Dis/abled STEM Graduate Students
Beardmore, D. C.
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Colorado at Boulder
It is essential to include all individuals who can contribute to research, education, and society, especially those from diverse backgrounds and abilities. Yet dis/abled graduate students have been ignored in institutional policies, departmental practices, instruction, advising, and research. Responding to this gap in knowledge, I explore the experiences of seven Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduate students with less apparent dis/abilities. The study included two sequential phases of data collection through virtual interviews and qualitative analysis of the participant responses. I chose to highlight three topics in my dissertation: alienation, the culture of productivity, and interpersonal relationships. This dissertation explores the participants' Stories (spelled with a capital S) and the impacts of these phenomena on their professional advancement, social relationships, well-being, health, and academics. It also offers opportunities to broaden awareness; challenge bias and violence; honor student agency; emancipate learners and educators from systems of oppression; support the supporters; and share resources and opportunities. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Student Experience, Students with Disabilities, STEM Education, Graduate Students, Alienation, Productivity, College Environment, Interpersonal Relationship
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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