Disabled Students in Higher Education : Perspectives on Widening Access and Changing Policy

ISBN-13: 9780415340786 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 201 str.

Sheila Riddell; Teresa Tinklin; Alastair Wilson

Opis

Here highly qualified authors analyse the participation and experiences of disabled students in higher education over a two year period by comparing the responses of eight universities to the new anti-discriminatory practice with student case studies.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Setting the scene; Chapter 2 Patterns of Part Icipation of disabled students in higher education; Chapter 3 Policy and provision for disabled students in higher education; Chapter 4 Institutional ethos and support for disabled students in higher education; Chapter 5 The construction of ‘learning difficulties’ and ‘reasonable adjustments’ to teaching, learning and assessment; Chapter 6 Disabled students' experiences of access and independence; Chapter 7 Support for students with mental health difficulties in higher education; Chapter 8 Disabled students in higher education; Chapter 9 Conclusion;

O autorze

Riddell, Sheila; Tinklin, Teresa; Wilson, Alastair