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Disabled international students in British higher education : experiences and expectations /
A wealth of evidence demonstrates that disabled domestic students experience disabling barriers in such areas as funding, pedagogy and social life in Higher Education (HE). Research also indicates that non-disabled international students experience a wide range of cultural and linguistic difficultie...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Rotterdam, The Netherlands :
SensePublishers,
2013.
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| Colección: | Studies in inclusive education (Sense Publishers) ;
v. 23. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Disabled International Students in British Higher Education: Experiences and Expectations; TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION: Setting the Scene; 1.1 BACKGROUND; 1.2 AIMS; 1.3 OBJECTIVES; 1.4 METHOD; 1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS; 1.6 A NOTE ON TERMINOLOGY; 1.7 STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK; CHAPTER 2: DISABILITY, HIGHER EDUCATION AND DISABLED INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS; 2.1 EXPLAINING 'DISABILITY'; The Individual Medical/Deficit Definition; The Social Definition; Applying the Social Model; 2.2 GLOBALISATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
- 2.3 NON-DISABLED INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS2.4 'SPECIAL', 'INTEGRATED' AND 'INCLUSIVE' EDUCATION; 'Special Education'; Functionalist Theory; Conflict Theory; Social Control Theory; 'Integration' and 'Inclusion'; 2.5 DISABLED DOMESTIC STUDENTS; 2.6 DISABLED INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS; 2.7 SUMMARY; CHAPTER 3: HIGHER EDUCATION, POLICIES AND PRACTICE; 3.1 GENERAL NATIONAL POLICIES FOR WIDENING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION; The Further and Higher Education Act (1992); 3.2 GENERAL NATIONAL INITIATIVES FOR DISABLED STUDENTS; Disability Legislation; Quangos and Non-Governmental Initiatives.
- 3.3 NATIONAL AND LOCAL POLICY ON INFORMATION, ACCESS AND FUNDINGInformation for Disabled Domestic, Non-Disabled International, and Disabled International Students; Access for Disabled Domestic, Non-Disabled International, and Disabled International Students; Funding for Disabled Domestic, Non-Disabled International, and Disabled International Students; 3.4 NATIONAL AND LOCAL POLICY ON DISCLOSURE AND DISABILITY SERVICES; Disabled Domestic Students, Disclosure and Disability Services; Disabled International Students, Disclosure and Disability Services.
- 3.5 NATIONAL AND LOCAL POLICY ON LEARNING AND TEACHINGDisabled Domestic Students and Learning and Teaching; Non-Disabled International Students and Learning and Teaching; Disabled International Students and Learning and Teaching; 3.6 NATIONAL AND LOCAL POLICY ON STUDENT ACCOMMODATION AND SOCIAL LIFE; Accommodation for Disabled Domestic, Non-Disabled International, and Disabled International Students; Social Activities for Disabled Domestic, Non-Disabled International, and Disabled International Students; 3.7 SUMMARY; CHAPTER 4: CHOOSING, ARRIVING AND SETTLING IN AN ENGLISH UNIVERSITY.
- 4.1 INFORMATION: FINDING OUTProspectuses and University-specific Information; Information on Disability Services; Information on Non-disability-related Matters; 4.2 CHOOSING COUNTRY/UNIVERSITY/COURSE; Choosing a Country; Selecting Cities; Choosing Courses; 4.3 GENERAL ACCESS: GETTING THERE; 4.4 ENROLLING ON THE COURSE; 4.5 PAYING FOR THE UNIVERSITY: FINANCIAL STRAIN; Paying for Tuition Fees; Paying for Disability-Support Costs; Paying for Living Expenses; 4.6 SPECULATIVE UNIVERSITY VISITS: PREPARATION FOR ADJUSTMENTS; 4.7 SUMMARY; CHAPTER 5: DISCLOSURE AND RECEIVING DISABILITYSUPPORT.