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'Bringing Everyone on the Same Journey': Revisiting Inclusion in Higher Education
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Collins, Ayse; Azmat, Fara; Rentschler, Ruth – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
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…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Higher Education, Students with Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Coping with Bullying in Australian Schools: How Children with Disabilities Experience Support from Friends, Parents and Teachers
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Bourke, Susannah; Burgman, Imelda – Disability & Society, 2010
Little research has been published investigating the experiences of physical and emotional support for children with disabilities in the Australian school context. The aim of this phenomenological study was to explore how children with disabilities experienced support when they were bullied at school. Qualitative interviews with 10 children, aged…
Descriptors: Bullying, Hearing Impairments, Coping, Special Needs Students
Transition Education & the Disabled: A Bibliography Prepared by the AEC Standing Committee on Transition Education.
Australian Education Council, Melbourne. – 1981
The annotated bibliography presents 73 citations designed to help teachers and employers better understand the needs and career aspirations of handicapped school leavers in Australia. Entries include author, title, source, date, and pagination information for the following topic areas: policy and objectives; programs and practices for physically,…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employment
Library Services for the Handicapped. Development of Resource Sharing Networks, Networks Study No. 9. A National Consultative Seminar, Canberra, August 1-3, 1978.
National Library of Australia, Canberra. – 1978
Speeches, papers, and summaries of group discussions from Australia's 1978 national seminar on library services for the visually and physically impaired are presented. The opening and keynote addresses are followed by two papers dealing with the present state of services in Australia and other nations, two papers on the library service needs of…
Descriptors: Community Role, Conference Reports, Facility Requirements, Foreign Countries
Second National Seminar on Library Services for the Handicapped, Papers [Proceedings] (Canberra, Australia, May 18-20, 1981). Development of Resource Sharing Networks. Networks Study No. 20.
National Library of Australia, Canberra. – 1981
Speeches, papers and summaries of group discussions from Australia's 1981 national seminar on library services for the visually, mentally and physically impaired are presented. The opening speeches are followed by papers on achievement and progress in library services for the handicapped since 1978 (the date of the first national seminar) (W. D.…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Audiotape Recordings, Braille, Computers
Current Themes in Integration. The Exceptional Child. Monograph Number Two.
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Ashman, Adrian F., Ed. – Exceptional Child, 1991
This collection represents diverse views and opinions concerning integration of individuals with disabilities in Australia and, to a lesser extent, New Zealand. The objective in producing the volume is to stimulate thought and further debate about the policies and practices associated with integration, and numerous perceptions of integration are…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, Disabilities