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University Surroundings and Infrastructures That Are Accessible and Inclusive for All: Listening to Students with Disabilities
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Moriña, Anabel; Morgado, Beatriz – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2018
The main topic of this article is architectural barriers and infrastructures as identified by university students with disabilities. The data presented is part of a much wider research project, sponsored by Spain's Ministry of Economy and Competition. A biographical-narrative methodology was used for this study. The results presented have been…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Barriers, Accessibility (for Disabled), College Students
What if We Could Imagine an Ideal University? Narratives by Students with Disabilities
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Moriña, Anabel; López-Gavira, Rosario; Molina, Victor M. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2017
This article presents the results of a project entitled, "Analysis of University Barriers and Aids Identified by Students with Disabilities," carried out in a Spanish University. The study used the biographical-narrative methodology, which emphasises the importance of people talking about themselves without silencing their subjectivity.…
Descriptors: Barriers, Disabilities, Higher Education, Student Attitudes
"We Aren't Heroes, We're Survivors": Higher Education as an Opportunity for Students with Disabilities to Reinvent an Identity
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Moriña, Anabel – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2017
The partial results of ongoing research in the "University Barriers and Aids Identified by Students with Disabilities" Project are presented. This four-year study (2011-2014) was carried out by a University of Seville research team with lecturers from a variety of fields and areas of knowledge (Educational Sciences, Economics, Health…
Descriptors: Disabilities, College Students, Personal Narratives, Interviews
Voices from Spanish Students with Disabilities: Willpower and Effort to Survive University
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Moriña, Anabel; Molina, Víctor M.; Cortés-Vega, M. Dolores – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2018
This article analyses the university experiences of 44 students with disabilities. The voices of Spanish students describe the reasons that lead them to choose a given university degree, their transition in the university, the perception they have of themselves as students and how they evaluate their academic results. This study was done with the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Disabilities, Academic Persistence
Faculty Training: An Unavoidable Requirement for Approaching More Inclusive University Classrooms
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Moriña, Anabel; Cortés-Vega, M. Dolores; Molina, Víctor M. – Teaching in Higher Education, 2015
Adequate policies for faculty training in diversity continue to be pending on the agendas of many universities. This paper presents the recommendations of 44 university students with disabilities not only for adequate faculty training, but also on informing them on both matters of the disability itself and how to respond to the needs derived from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, College Students, Student Attitudes
Disability in Physical Education Textbooks: An Analysis of Image Content
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Taboas-Pais, Maria Ines; Rey-Cao, Ana – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2012
The aim of this paper is to show how images of disability are portrayed in physical education textbooks for secondary schools in Spain. The sample was composed of 3,316 images published in 36 textbooks by 10 publishing houses. A content analysis was carried out using a coding scheme based on categories employed in other similar studies and adapted…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Statistical Analysis