ERIC Number: EJ1259308
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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Disability in Higher Education -- Do Reasonable Adjustments Contribute to an Inclusive Curriculum?
Bunbury, Stephen
International Journal of Inclusive Education, v24 n9 p964-979 2020
The study focuses on the importance of inclusive curriculum design in Higher Education (HE) and the impact of reasonable adjustments in ensuring inclusive practices. Although making reasonable adjustments attempts to ensure inclusivity, the data gathered suggests that some staff struggle to accommodate disabled students, due to a lack of knowledge, training and awareness of disability. The findings are drawn from qualitative data collected from five participants by way of in-depth interviews. The study explored the perceptions of staff members in a Law School, and attempts to offer practical recommendations to ensure HE institutions adopt inclusive practices in their curriculum design. The findings suggest that having an inclusive curriculum can in some cases minimise or obviate the need to make reasonable adjustments. It is suggested that HE institutions should now switch their focus to the social model of disability which focuses on attitudes, so as to transform the perception of staff towards disabled students. Additionally, practical solutions are provided in an attempt to recognise that disabled students may need to be treated differently, in order to achieve their full potential, which ultimately ensures inclusion within the curriculum.
Descriptors: Inclusion, Higher Education, Students with Disabilities, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Curriculum Design, College Faculty, Law Schools, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Design Requirements, Barriers, Time Management, Knowledge Level, Training, Administrative Organization, Compliance (Legal)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (London)
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