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Help students make connections on campus
Author(s) -
Hamblet Elizabeth C.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
disability compliance for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-8001
pISSN - 1086-1335
DOI - 10.1002/dhe.30074
Subject(s) - drop out , connection (principal bundle) , class (philosophy) , mathematics education , sociology , psychology , pedagogy , computer science , public relations , engineering , political science , structural engineering , artificial intelligence , economics , demographic economics
Studies have shown that having a sense of connection to people in school and participating in academic or social activities can increase the chances that college students with disabilities will persist in pursuing their degrees. Study groups and informal meetings with faculty outside of class can help students build connections. Research has also found the reverse of this to be true — that those who did not do such things tended to drop out. Given this, it is important to both inform students about how connections can benefit them and help them find ways to make connections.