Participation of Students With Disabilities in Higher Education: Policy and Practices Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah, School of Educational Studies,
Equity, in general refers to fairness or justice. The promotion of equity through policies and practices requires the individuals’ or groups’ needs and circumstances to be taken into account (Matear, 2006). Access to higher education should not be taken out of the context of equity (Asian Develop...
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| description | Equity, in general refers to fairness or justice. The promotion of equity
through policies and practices requires the individuals’ or groups’ needs
and circumstances to be taken into account (Matear, 2006). Access to higher
education should not be taken out of the context of equity (Asian Development
Bank, 2012). Policy on equitable access, therefore, seeks to provide students
with disabilities with greater opportunities to access tertiary education,
which is driven by a sense of justice and fairness. Students with disabilities
are still underrepresented in higher education at most countries, particularly
in developing countries. Based on the policy and practices in developed
countries, this paper aims to reflect on the provision of equitable higher
education for students with disabilities at a selected developing country. |
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| spelling | usm-341662017-05-16T04:27:40Z http://eprints.usm.my/34166/ Participation of Students With Disabilities in Higher Education: Policy and Practices Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah, School of Educational Studies, Abdullah, Melissa Ng Lee Yen Tan, Clarene LB2300 Higher Education Equity, in general refers to fairness or justice. The promotion of equity through policies and practices requires the individuals’ or groups’ needs and circumstances to be taken into account (Matear, 2006). Access to higher education should not be taken out of the context of equity (Asian Development Bank, 2012). Policy on equitable access, therefore, seeks to provide students with disabilities with greater opportunities to access tertiary education, which is driven by a sense of justice and fairness. Students with disabilities are still underrepresented in higher education at most countries, particularly in developing countries. Based on the policy and practices in developed countries, this paper aims to reflect on the provision of equitable higher education for students with disabilities at a selected developing country. National Higher Education Research Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia 2016-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/34166/1/1.pdf Abdullah, Melissa Ng Lee Yen and Tan, Clarene (2016) Participation of Students With Disabilities in Higher Education: Policy and Practices Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah, School of Educational Studies,. Bulletin of Higher Education Research. pp. 1-3. ISSN 1675-6428 |
| spellingShingle | LB2300 Higher Education Abdullah, Melissa Ng Lee Yen Tan, Clarene Participation of Students With Disabilities in Higher Education: Policy and Practices Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah, School of Educational Studies, |
| title | Participation of Students With
Disabilities in Higher Education:
Policy and Practices
Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah, School of Educational Studies, |
| title_full | Participation of Students With
Disabilities in Higher Education:
Policy and Practices
Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah, School of Educational Studies, |
| title_fullStr | Participation of Students With
Disabilities in Higher Education:
Policy and Practices
Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah, School of Educational Studies, |
| title_full_unstemmed | Participation of Students With
Disabilities in Higher Education:
Policy and Practices
Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah, School of Educational Studies, |
| title_short | Participation of Students With
Disabilities in Higher Education:
Policy and Practices
Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah, School of Educational Studies, |
| title_sort | participation of students with
disabilities in higher education:
policy and practices
melissa ng lee yen abdullah, school of educational studies, |
| topic | LB2300 Higher Education |
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