Experiences of Undergraduate Computer Science Students Living with Mental Health Conditions
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Along with the growing number of students with disabilities in higher education comes an opportunity to explore the difficulties they experience, especially in the post-pandemic era, as well as how to better support them, thus making post-secondary education more inclusive. A considerable amount of research has been done in providing accommodation for students with physical disabilities, but other hindrances to accessibility such as mental health conditions are prone to be overlooked, perhaps in part due to the stigmatization and subjective invisibility of this topic, specifically in rigorous, competitive fields such as Computer Science (CS).
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- Authors
- Ji, J., Murphy, C., Blaser, B., & Akullian, J.
- Affiliations
- Bryn Mawr College (US)
- Swarthmore College (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Growth Coaching Institute, Boulder, CO, USA
- Venue
- Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1
- Publisher
- ACM
- Published
- 2024-03-07
- Pages
- 597-603
- OpenAlex
- W4392564431
- Cited by
- 8
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 1
- FWCI
- 3.65
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Works - Scholarship, Research, & Creative Expression (Swarthmore College) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Disability Education and Employment
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Social Sciences › Human Factors and Ergonomics › Digital Accessibility for Disabilities
- Keywords
- mental illness, undergraduate students, computer science students, higher education accessibility, disability accommodation, student support, post-pandemic higher education, stigma, inclusivity, student experience
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