'Bringing Everyone on the Same Journey': Revisiting Inclusion in Higher Education
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| Title: | 'Bringing Everyone on the Same Journey': Revisiting Inclusion in Higher Education |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Collins, Ayse, Azmat, Fara, Rentschler, Ruth |
| Source: | Studies in Higher Education. 2019 44(8):1475-1487. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Inclusion, Higher Education, Students with Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Physical Disabilities, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Needs, Employment Qualifications, Job Skills, Accessibility (for Disabled), Educational Environment, Staff Development, Visual Impairments |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03075079.2018.1450852 |
| ISSN: | 0307-5079 |
| Abstract: | This study investigates inclusion in higher education, examining learning environments for students with physical disabilities (SWPD) and the challenges faced in promoting inclusive education, using an Australian university as a case study. Drawing from the social model of disability and interviews with 40 stakeholders, our findings suggest that despite marked progress towards inclusive education through reasonable adjustments for all, learning environments remain largely driven by adjustments for individual students, creating organisational and personal challenges. Four key challenges emerged: (1) staff perception about too many resources creating student dependencies; (2) staff training needs; (3) low representation of students with visible disabilities; and (4) moving inclusion beyond education into employment. Our findings emphasise the need to embed employability and skills development in all aspects of teaching and learning while moving towards inclusive education, to enable all students to develop professionally, and reinforcing calls for an inclusive workplace that values and accepts SWPD. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2019 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1222506 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | This study investigates inclusion in higher education, examining learning environments for students with physical disabilities (SWPD) and the challenges faced in promoting inclusive education, using an Australian university as a case study. Drawing from the social model of disability and interviews with 40 stakeholders, our findings suggest that despite marked progress towards inclusive education through reasonable adjustments for all, learning environments remain largely driven by adjustments for individual students, creating organisational and personal challenges. Four key challenges emerged: (1) staff perception about too many resources creating student dependencies; (2) staff training needs; (3) low representation of students with visible disabilities; and (4) moving inclusion beyond education into employment. Our findings emphasise the need to embed employability and skills development in all aspects of teaching and learning while moving towards inclusive education, to enable all students to develop professionally, and reinforcing calls for an inclusive workplace that values and accepts SWPD. |
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| ISSN: | 0307-5079 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03075079.2018.1450852 |
