studying in higher education is… thuesday 5 july 2011 link- siho conference ‘the only disability...
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Studying in higher education is…
Thuesday 5 July 2011
LINK- SIHO Conference‘The only disability in education is the reluctance to change. How do you make change happen?
Antwerp (Belgium), 5-6 July 2011
Meggie Verstichele and Jolien Soetaert
We will talk about:
1. SIHO
2. Method
3. Results: grounded theory
a. Identity and disabilityb. Experiences from the pastc. Making choicesd. Participatione. Regards from othersf. Contact with lecturers and fellow
studentsg. Disclosureh. Accomodationsi. Friends, family and hobbies
4. Conclusions5. Recommendations
'Support Centre for Inclusive Higher
Education'
Supports institutions for higher education:
in order to realize inclusive higher
education
to create equal chances and full
participation for students with
disabilities
1 SIHO
SIHO
3 main tasks: Provision of services to higher education institutions (consultancy, training, ...) Networking with (inter)national partners in the field of disability studies (which involves several disciplines) Research
Importance of insidersperspective!
2 Method
• Students contacted through disability coordinators
• 28 participants from 9 Flemish institutions for higher education
• Semi-structured interview
• Thematic analysis with Nvivo
3 Results: Grounded theory
Following themes are important to students:
•Identity and disability•Experiences of the past•Making choices•Participation•Glances of others•Disclosure•Contact with lecturers and fellow students•Accomodations•Friends, family and hobbies
Results: Grounded theory
a. Identity and disability
Identity
Disability and identity influence eachother
positive self-image
Students in the first place
b. Experiences of the past
Experiences in primary and secondary school
Identity influenced
Future choices
c. Making choices
Many choices
Influenced by disabilityInfluenced by identity
And choices influence disability and identity.
d. Participation
Culture Disability Reasons Student council for students with disabilities? Students feel heard
e. Looks from others
Self image Students first Reasons Contact with peer student and lecturers Stereotypes and prejudices
f. Contact with lecturers and peer students
Peer students Good reactions Bad reactions Influence on student Attention for strengths!
g. Disclosure
Why disclose? But: threated as normal as possible To who disclose? Necessity of disclosure?
h. Accomodations
Experiences Differences Suggestions Recent certificate Influence on students life
i. Friends, family and hobbies
Family: who, support,
view of life Friends:
best friends, friends from college or university
Hobbies
4. Conclusions
Predominantly positive Unique for every student Influence higher education on students life How to threat students? Responsability Still a lot of work to do
5. Recommendations
Dialogue
Good and bad practices
Higher education aware of large influence
