Disaggregating the Engagement of Students of Color With Disabilities

• In Event: 63.037 - Examining Multiple Social Identities and Collegians' Outcomes

Abstract

Quantitative researchers often account for aspects of identity related with race, ethnicity, and disability separately in their analysis; however, scholars have called for a critical approach to these data by disaggregating underserved student groups to better understand the experience of these students. In the current study, the National Survey of Student Engagement data of 16,327 first-year students and 24,415 seniors with disabilities were analyzed through effect coding and regression analysis to measure the engagement patterns related to race and ethnicity. Significant patterns related to the engagement of students of color with disabilities emerged among the dependent variables of higher-order learning, student-faculty interaction, and supportive environment.

Authors

• John Zilvinskis, Binghamton University - SUNY

• Deborah J Taub

• Benjamin J DeAngelis

• Alyson M. Novi

• Kaedynne E. Wilson