Table of contents - Special Issue: Equity and inclusion in higher education
Guest Editors: Dorine Lawrence-Hughes
Breaking the code: barriers affecting inclusive thinking-HETL Scotland 2017
Linda Carol Algozzini, Valencia Lavon Gabay, Shannon D. Voyles, Kimberly Bessolo, Grady BatchelorThis case study reviews a group coaching and mentoring (GCM) change model and its significance in dissolving barriers and promoting equity in virtual learning environments. The…
Designing a Writing Program for non-traditional adult students: a case study (HETL Scotland 2017)
Nicholas Alexander Hayes, Steffanie Triller Fry, Kamilah CummingsThe purpose of this paper is to describe, reflect on, and problematize the curricula and student support created by the Writing Program at DePaul University’s School for New…
Equality or quality? Using within-school ranks to admit disadvantaged medical students
Mei-Shiu ChiuThe purpose of this paper is to investigate whether Taiwan’s “Stars Policy” for university admission can fulfill its major aim to promote educational equity. Implemented by the…
Student assessment in higher education: embargo or empowerment?
Iain McPhee, Maria Eugenia Witzler D’EspositoThis study recruited students who struggled to meet institutional deadlines for summative assessments. Increasing the number of diverse and non-traditional students in higher…
Recently identified university students navigate dyslexia
Lorraine Anne Loveland-ArmourThe purpose of this paper is to capture students’ understandings of dyslexia as a component of identity. Specifically, the journey that students embarked on in order to contribute…
Disability disclosure: categorical and cultural difficulties HETL Scotland 2017
Armineh SoorenianThe purpose of this paper is to analyze a group of disabled students’ views and feelings on disclosing the nature of their impairments by applying via Universities and Colleges…
Because access matters: an institutional case study
Catherine Peck, Frederique Bouilheres, Melanie Brown, Carol WitneyThe purpose of this paper is to overview an institution wide accessibility project undertaken at the Vietnam locations of a transnational Australian university, and the…
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