RT Journal Article
T1 What is university success? Graduates with disabilities define it
A1 Mayo Pais, María Emma
A1 Moriña, Anabel
A1 Morgado, Beatriz
K1 University success concept
K1 Graduates with disabilities
K1 Higher education
K1 Inclusive education
K1 Qualitative methodology
AB This article explores the concept of university success from the perspective of 95 Spanish graduates (62.1% women and 37.9% men) with different types of disabilities, identifying situations in which the participants felt that they were successful at university. The data of this qualitative study were gathered through a semi-structured interview and analyzed with an emerging and progressive system of categories and codes. According to the obtained results, university success is a dynamic and multidimensional concept that consists of different elements, and it is defined through eight components: graduating, attaining the set goal, learning process, social experience, personal growth, professional success, obtaining good marks, and recognition. These results must be considered by universities to promote success among students with disabilities, by fostering their participation in the university experiences and offering them opportunities to attain their academic and professional goals. Future research on university success must delve further into the concept of university success from a holistic perspective that contemplates all these elements.
PB Springer Nature
SN 0018-1560
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/39980
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/39980
LA eng
NO Pais, M.E.M., Moriña Díez, A. & Morgado, B. What is university success? Graduates with disabilities define it. High Educ (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-024-01308-9
NO Funding for open access publishing: Universidad de Sevilla/CBUA. The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Ministry of  Science and Innovation and AEI (PID2020-112761RB-I00). The study’s funders had no role in the design, data collection, analysis, data interpretations, or dissemination of these findings.
DS Minerva
RD 3 may 2026