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Author Riddell, Sheila, 1953-

Title Disabled students in higher education : perspectives on widening access and changing policy / Sheila Riddell, Teresa Tinklin and Alastair Wilson
Published London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2005

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Description xii, 201 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents 1. Setting the scene : disabled students and multiple policy innovations in higher education -- 2. Patterns of participation of disabled students in higher education -- 3. Policy and provision for disabled students in higher education : the current state of play -- 4. Institutional ethos and support for disabled students in higher education -- 5. The construction of 'learning difficulties' and 'reasonable adjustments' to teaching, learning and assessment -- 6. Disabled students' experiences of access and independence -- 7. Support for students with mental health difficulties in higher education : the students' perspective -- 8. Disabled students in higher education : negotiating identity -- 9. Conclusion : connecting the threads
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject People with disabilities -- Education (Higher) -- Great Britain -- Case studies.
College students with disabilities -- Great Britain -- Case studies.
Education, Higher -- Great Britain -- Case studies.
Higher education and state -- Great Britain -- Case studies.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Author Wilson, Alastair, 1983-
Tinklin, Teresa.
LC no. 2004027424
ISBN 0415340780 hardback alkaline paper
0415340799 paperback alkaline paper