Access routes to higher education for young people with disabilities: A question of chance?

Autor:	Eileen Me Neela, Michael Shevlin, Mairin Kenny
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Professional knowledge Parental support Higher education business.industry media_common.quotation_subject education Compassion Public relations Transparency (behavior) Education Pedagogy Goodwill Quality (business) Access to Higher Education business Psychology media_common
Zdroj:	Irish Educational Studies. 23:37-53
ISSN:	1747-4965 0332-3315
DOI:	10.1080/0332331040230206
Popis:	In the last decade access initiatives have been designed to facilitate greater access and participation for people from marginalised groups who have traditionally been excluded from higher education. In common with international trends, young people with disabilities in Ireland have been included in this process. However, people with disabilities remain under‐represented in higher education. This study explored the quality of access to higher education for young people with disabilities through existing access routes. Both the young people and the professionals (career guidance teachers) agreed that access routes lack transparency. There was a dearth of professional knowledge about the options available to young people with disabilities leaving school. This lack of professional knowledge combined with the opaqueness of access routes forced the young people to rely on parental support and/or disability agencies for information and guidance. It can be concluded that goodwill and compassion are no s...
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