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Studying in higher education is…

This article discusses the findings of a research study conducted by SIHO (Support Centre for Inclusive Higher Education) on the experiences and challenges faced by students with disabilities in higher education. The study highlights the importance of identity, past experiences, making choices, participation, perspectives of others, disclosure, accommodations, and the role of friends, family, and hobbies. The article concludes with recommendations for fostering dialogue, sharing good and bad practices, and increasing awareness among higher education institutions.

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Studying in higher education is…

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  1. Studying in higher education is… Thuesday 5 July 2011 Meggie Verstichele and Jolien Soetaert 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

  2. We will talk about: • SIHO • Method • Results: grounded theory • Identity and disability • Experiences from the past • Making choices • Participation • Regards from others • Contact with lecturers and fellow students • Disclosure • Accomodations • Friends, family and hobbies • Conclusions • Recommendations

  3. 1 SIHO • '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

  4. 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!

  5. 2 Method • Students contacted through disability coordinators • 28 participants from 9 Flemish institutions for higher education • Semi-structured interview • Thematic analysis with Nvivo

  6. 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

  7. Results: Grounded theory

  8. a. Identity and disability • Identity • Disability and identity influence eachother • positive self-image • Students in the first place

  9. b. Experiences of the past • Experiences in primary and secondary school • Identity influenced • Future choices

  10. c. Making choices • Many choices • Influenced by disability • Influenced by identity • And choices influence disability and identity.

  11. d. Participation • Culture • Disability • Reasons • Student council for students with disabilities? • Students feel heard

  12. e. Looks from others • Self image • Students first • Reasons • Contact with peer student and lecturers • Stereotypes and prejudices

  13. f. Contact with lecturers and peer students • Peer students • Good reactions • Bad reactions • Influence on student • Attention for strengths!

  14. g. Disclosure • Why disclose? • But: threated as normal as possible • To who disclose? • Necessity of disclosure?

  15. h. Accomodations • Experiences • Differences • Suggestions • Recent certificate • Influence on students life

  16. i. Friends, family and hobbies • Family: •  who, support, view of life • Friends: • best friends, friends from college or university • Hobbies

  17. 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

  18. 5. Recommendations • Dialogue • Good and bad practices • Higher education aware of large influence

  19. Contact • SIHO • SintJorisstraat 71 • 8000 Brugge • Belgium • info@siho.be • www.siho.be

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