Journal Article

Managerialism and equalities

u.a, Riddell, Sheila

2007

Overview

This paper draws on a four-year longitudinal ESRC funded project examining learning experiences of disabled students in higher education in four universities. The focus here is on institutional responses to the demands of audit culture and legislation in relation to making reasonable adjustments for students with impairments. The data comes from institutional documents and face-to-face interviews with key informants within the institutions. The findings indicate that quality assurance regimes and legislation have had some positive effect on improving access for disabled students; however, local factors and type of institution also have a major impact on the way that national policies are expressed in particular contexts. (HRK / Abstract übernommen).

• Publisher: Springer,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Ableism / Academic Accommodations (Disabilities) / Access / Access to Education / Audits / Ausland / College Students / Colleges and universities / Disabilities / Disability / Disabled / Disabled students / Dyslexia / Educational Environment / Educational Legislation / Educational Policy / Equal Access / Equal Education / Equality / Federal Legislation / Federal Regulation / Foreign Countries / Funding / Government School Relationship / Higher Education / Hochschule / Intellectual disabilities / Learning / Learning Experience / Legislation / Lehre / Longitudinal Studies / Management / Managerial authority / People with disabilities / Public policy / Public sector / Quality / Quality assurance / Quality Control / Respondents / School Policy / Soziale Lage / Special needs students / Student / Student Experience / Studentenschaft / Students / Students with disabilities / Studium / United Kingdom / Universities / Universities and colleges / Vereinigtes Königreich