Health-inclusive higher education: Listening to students with disabilities or chronic illnesses

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Hughes, Kate, Corcoran, Tim and Slee, Roger. (2016). Health-inclusive higher education: Listening to students with disabilities or chronic illnesses. Higher Education Research and Development. 35(3), pp. 488 - 501. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2015.1107885
AuthorsHughes, Kate, Corcoran, Tim and Slee, Roger
Abstract

This paper reports on a small-scale project undertaken with tertiary students who identified as having an impairment either at enrolment or by registering with the university's Disability Support Unit (DSU). The aim of the study was to explore with these students ways in which the university was currently meeting their academic support needs and the ways in which these needs might be better met. Consistent with the definition of disability within the Australian Disability Discrimination Act, it became apparent that a significant number of students who identified with that definition, or sought help from disability services, also presented with needs arising from chronic illness. The majority of participants cited an emotional or psychological illness, rather than a physical, intellectual or sensory one, as a possible precursor to difficulties in engagement with the university. We conclude by considering whether commonly used institutional categories are apposite to an understanding of the ways in which students perceive themselves and, importantly, their engagement with the university and success within it.

Year2016
JournalHigher Education Research and Development
Journal citation35 (3), pp. 488 - 501
ISSN0729-4360
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2015.1107885
Page range488 - 501
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