Access Constraints Experienced by Physically Disabled Students at a South African Higher Education Institution

Autor/inn/en	Engelbrecht, L.; de Beer, J. J.
Titel	Access Constraints Experienced by Physically Disabled Students at a South African Higher Education Institution
Quelle	In: Africa Education Review, 11 (2014) 4, S.544-562 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1814-6627
DOI	10.1080/18146627.2014.935003
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Disabilities; Educational Policy; Higher Education; Guidelines; Universities; Mixed Methods Research; Physical Disabilities; Questionnaires; Focus Groups; Interviews; Foreign Countries; Civil Rights; Surveys; Physical Mobility; Educational Finance; Ethics; Barriers; Student Attitudes; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Handicap; Behinderung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Richtlinien; University; Universität; Physical handicap; Körperbehinderung; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausland; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Bildungsfonds; Ethik; Schülerverhalten; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Current developments in government law and policies have created the hope that people living with a disability will enjoy the same rights and privileges as the non-disabled. Unfortunately, only 2.8% of disabled persons have access to higher education. The aim of this study was to determine if a group of students, living with a physical disability, experienced constraints with regard to access to a South African higher education institution. This study, following a two-phase sequential mixed method approach, consisted of a questionnaire survey, a focus group discussion, and individual interviews. It was found that students living with a physical disability experienced constraints relating to the accessibility of the relevant higher education institution. Since access constraints affect the lives of students living with a disability, it is necessary to provide guidelines to universities on how to address these challenges. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01