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ERIC Number: ED670129
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 116
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-5381-5339-8
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Social Privilege's Influence on Postsecondary Access and Employment for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
John Michael Andresen
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Indiana University
Inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) programs, specifically aimed at helping students with intellectual disabilities (ID) transition into adulthood, have rapidly expanded across the United States. Increasing access to IPSE is an important step in creating community-based employment opportunities, but questions remain whether the advancement in IPSE and employment over the prior decade has provided benefits equitably regardless of social privilege, the advantage that an individual is granted based on a preferred status or rank. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the relationship between social privilege, IPSE enrollment, and employment earnings for individuals with ID. In order to answer this question, a series of analyses were conducted utilizing data from the Rehabilitation Services Administration, a key partner with many IPSE programs. Descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, and chi-square tests of association provided description of the population while hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) were utilized to assess relationships between social privilege, IPSE enrollment and employment earnings. Results indicated that social privilege related to race and socioeconomics played a significant role in predicting IPSE enrollment while socioeconomics and gender shared a significant positive relationship with IPSE enrollment. Findings indicated that underserved populations shared a positive relationship with employment. The results of this research provide evidence that both IPSE enrollment and social privilege share significant relationships with employment earnings. These findings indicate that future research, practice, and policymaking should strongly consider how social privilege impacts the postsecondary attainment and employment prospects of individuals with ID. [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.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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