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Motivations for entering and pathways of progression of disabled students in further education |
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| Authors: | Nadia Farmakopoulou Nick Watson |
| Institution: | 1. The University of Texas San Antonio , San Antonio , TX , 78229 , USA audrey.dentith@utsa.edu;3. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee , Milwaukee , WI , USA;4. University of Texas San Antonio , San Antonio , TX , USA |
| Abstract: | Issues concerning the relevance of the human and social capital theories in further education and particularly in the inclusion of disabled people are highlighted. Data are drawn from an ongoing ethnographic study into the experiences of disabled students in two further education colleges. Extracts from 12 focus group discussions with 70 students as well as fieldnotes from observation of courses and other college activities are used to map out the pathways by which the participants entered and progressed through the college and the courses they undertook. Also explored is the significance of the college experience in the student's lives and the extent it has succeeded in enhancing their degree of social inclusion. |
| Keywords: | inclusive education special education education policy district reform |