Mutanga, O;
(2017)
Students with disabilities’ experience in South African higher education – a synthesis of literature.
South African Journal of Higher Education
, 31
(1)
pp. 135-154.
10.20853/31-1-1596.
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Abstract
This state of the art review paper offers a synthesis of published studies on students with disabilities’ experience in South African higher education since 1994, when a democratically elected government came to office. The article presents a review of published studies describing the experiences of students with disabilities in South African higher education (SAHE) in the period 1994-2017. In order to obtain a perspective on the experiences of students with disabilities in South African higher education institutions, a synthesis of the findings and implications of South African studies relating to students with disabilities in SAHE is provided. Three aspects will be discussed namely: (a) conceptualisation of disability; (b) access, inclusion and participation in higher education; and (c) supporting mechanisms for students with disabilities. From this, challenges, areas needing further studies, lessons learnt, approaches and policy implications for policy-practitioners and institutions are suggested.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Students with disabilities’ experience in South African higher education – a synthesis of literature |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.20853/31-1-1596 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.20853/31-1-1596 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2016 South African Journal of Higher Education. Hosted by Stellenbosch University Library and Information Service since 2016. Creative Commons License -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Students with disabilities, South Africa, higher education, students’ experience, capabilities approach |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10078815 |
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