Leadership Opportunities for Students with Disabilities in Co-Curriculum Activities: Insights and Implications

Autor/inn/en	Tan, King Lok; Adams, Donnie
Titel	Leadership Opportunities for Students with Disabilities in Co-Curriculum Activities: Insights and Implications
Quelle	In: International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 70 (2023) 5, S.788-802 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tan, King Lok) ORCID (Adams, Donnie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1034-912X
DOI	10.1080/1034912X.2021.1904504
Schlagwörter	Students with Disabilities; Student Leadership; Extracurricular Activities; Secondary School Students; Foreign Countries; Leadership Training; Special Education; Parent Influence; Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Studentenwerk; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Sekundarschüler; Ausland; Führungslehre; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen
Abstract	The leadership opportunities for students with disabilities are dependent on school leaders and teachers as they are advocates and provide natural support in fostering their leadership development. However, the leadership opportunities for students with disabilities remain relatively overlooked. Students with disabilities have a right to participate and lead in the co-curriculum activities just as their able peers do. Therefore, this study aims to explore the leadership opportunities for students with disabilities to lead in co-curriculum activities. A qualitative phenomenological case study approach was employed. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the school's senior assistant and four special education teachers in a public secondary school located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Interviews were transcribed and analysed using ATLAS.ti 8. Findings indicate students are given opportunities to lead in co-curriculum activities in various capacities. In addition, suggestions to further improve the leadership opportunities for students with disabilities were discussed. Hence, this study contributes to the scarce body of literature on leadership opportunities for students with disabilities by providing empirical evidence leading to new knowledge and a better understanding on the types of leadership development and opportunities for students with disabilities generally in the Southeast Asian region. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01