Factors Influencing the College Decision-Making Process for Students with Disabilities

Stefania D. Petcu (), Kathleen J. Marshall, Dalun Zhang, Adam R. Lalor and Yasir Hussain
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Stefania D. Petcu: Kansas University Center on Disabilities, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
Kathleen J. Marshall: Department of Educational and Developmental Science, College of Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Dalun Zhang: Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Adam R. Lalor: Center for Neurodiversity, Landmark College, Putney, VT 05346, USA
Yasir Hussain: Department of English, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 15320, Pakistan

Disabilities, 2025, vol. 5, issue 2, 1-14

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to increase understanding of the college decision-making process for students with disabilities by listening to their perceptions of factors that influenced their decisions related to attending postsecondary education. A semi-structured interview was used to provide descriptive evidence from 20 college-going high school students with disabilities. Content analysis was utilized to evaluate the data collected. The results suggest that the factors influencing the college decision-making process of students without disabilities also influence the decision-making process of students with disabilities.

Keywords: decision-making process; students with disabilities; transition; postsecondary education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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