Critical Perspectives on Disability Documentation in Higher Education: Current Trends and Observations

Author(s):  
Manju Banerjee ◽  
Adam Lalor

The role of disability documentation in establishing eligibility for disability status, student support services, and accommodations in higher education has waxed and waned in the last two decades. At one time, referral for evaluation and the resulting disability documentation were essential prerequisites in establishing postsecondary accommodations. Appropriate documentation describing the disability resulted in legal protections (National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, 2007). Without this documentation, individuals were ineligible for a host of work-related and educational accommodations and support services. But now legal, research-based, and educational perspectives are informing a new approach to the use and importance of disability documentation. This article presents critical and differing perspectives which build on observed trends and practices in disability documentation requirements and accommodation decision-making.

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-182
Author(s):  
Nikolaos I. Taousanidis ◽  
Myrofora A. Antoniadou

Work-based learning is generated, controlled and used within a community of practice and brings new understanding to pedagogical principles as the role of worker becomes also that of learner. This paper presents a series of opportunities of this type of learning, which even enables students to work at a distance, using open-learning techniques, as self-managed learners in their work-related context. The author analyses the legitimacy of work-based knowledge in a higher education setting: this is crucial in understanding the differences and similarities both within the field of work-based learning itself and between work-based learning and more conventional educational programmes. Finally, a method of facilitating and managing such work- based learning in universities is presented.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-54
Author(s):  
Valéria Markos ◽  
Zsófia Kocsis ◽  
Ágnes Réka Dusa

Young people involved in higher education have created a specific culture, to which, in addition to their studies, social and cultural activities associated with university life are also related (Kozma, 2006). Among these activities, student employment and participation in civic organizations should be highlighted. Voluntary and paid work among higher education students is increasing. These activities have several advantages in terms of future benefits; however, the attracting role of the labour market is one possible reason for dropout. In our current research, we emphasize the role of employment and civil activity in the development of student dropout. Masevičiūtė et al. (2018) found that a quarter of students stopped studying for work-related reasons. In addition, a negative perception of the marketability of the course they are on may lead to the interruption of university studies. In our study, we analysed the extent to which students are willing to interrupt their higher education studies in exchange for voluntary work. In our current research, we examined how often and for what reasons students who dropped out did paid work and volunteering during their studies.


Author(s):  
Vardan Mkrttchian ◽  
Leyla Gamidullaeva ◽  
Alexey Finogeev ◽  
Serge Chernyshenko ◽  
Vsevolod Chernyshenko ◽  
...  

To respond to the needs of digital transformation, universities must continue to play their role as proving ground for educating the future generation and innovation. The article is devoted to overview, discussion, and investigation of application in higher education of two modern information technologies: big data and internet of things. The article identifies the role of analytics, based on big data, in improvement of education process and outlines the challenges, related with big data mining, storage, and security. Proposed statements are based on practical experience of the authors; architecture of program and methodological solution are the focus of the article. The article contributes to theory by the new approach to combination of big data and internet of things technologies in educational resources and, at the same time, includes implications for practice, presenting examples of the approach's realization and sharing the authors' experiences of such realization.


Fisheries ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-27
Author(s):  
Mihail Shatokhin . ◽  
Andrey Ponomarev ◽  
Oleg Gorbunov ◽  
Aleksey Nikiforov-Nikishin

The article discusses the current trends in the higher education development. The new approach to the organization of the educational process is needed to develop and form the professional competencies of students. In particular, the use of modern educational technologies, interactive teaching methods in the training process organization. The use of these teaching methods allows students to get a high-paying job and be in demand in the labor market in the future. This is because specialists receive in-depth knowledge on water bodies’ creation under any conditions - from a desert to highlands; usage of special vehicles for fish catching and breeding; managing technological processes; evaluation of the biological parameters of products; environmental testing and determining water bodies’ suitability for fish and crustaceans breeding. Students must undergo an internship that allows them to apply their knowledge and skills in their work.


Author(s):  
Alfredo Oliveira ◽  
Francisco César Barreto ◽  
Heitor Filho ◽  
Ivan Domingues ◽  
Paulo Sérgio Beirão ◽  
...  

Focaliza algumas articulações entre educação, ciência e tecnologia, enfocando duas tendências correntes, sobre o papel da educação para a ciência e tecnologia e, em contraste, o papel da ciência e da tecnologia para a educação. As práticas científicas têm ganho grande flexibilidade nas últimas décadas. CT não está mais restrita às primitivas fronteiras, anteriormente demarcadas nos campos das ciências físicas e biológicas. Houve uma incorporação das humanidades e a inserção das tecnologias sociais. Nesta perspectiva, o artigo discute a questão da “humanização” da tecnologia, bem assim a possibilidade de reconectar ética, conhecimento e ação, com ênfase nos propósitos da educação, ciência e tecnologia com vistas à realização da cidadania. Quanto à educação superior, especificamente, o artigo analisa o assim chamado “boom” universitário, o colapso dos modelos napoleônico e humboldtiano (ambos elitistas) e a emergência do sistema americano (de acesso em massa ao ensino superior). Finalmente, discute alguns impasses peculiares à educação superior no Brasil e, em escala global, a busca por novas alternativas em resposta aos megadesafios de nosso tempo. Palavras-chave: educação superior; ciência, tecnologia e humanidades; modelos universitários; sistema brasileiro de ensino; educação cidadã. Abstract This article addresses a few central articulations among education, science and technology, by focusing on two current trends, namely the role of education for science and technology and, in contrast, the role of science and technology for education. Scientific practices have gained greater flexibility in the last decades. ST can no longer be narrowly contained within its former boundaries, previously drawn within the fields of physical and biological science. As a result, there has been an incorporation of the humanities, and the insertion of social technologies. In this perspective, the paper discusses the question of "humanization" of technology, as well as the possibility of reconnecting ethics, knowledge and action, with emphasis on the bearings of education, science and technology on the achievement of citizenship. With regard to higher education specifically, the paper analyses the so-called university boom, the collapse of the Napoleonic and Humboldtian models (both elitists) and the emergence of the American system (of mass access to higher learning). Finally, it discusses some impasses peculiar to higher education in Brazil, and, in global scale, the search for new alternatives in response to the mega challenges of our times. Keywords: higher education; science, technology and humanities; university models; brazilian model of university; education for citizenship.


2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2/3) ◽  
pp. 133-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osama Abdellateef Mah’d

Purpose – The aim of this research is to shed light on the role the Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research (MoHE) plays in private Jordanian universities (PJUs). Private universities in developing countries struggle with their financial resources. There is an argument that a decision to adopt a new approach for the financing and management of Jordanian higher education (HE) has been taken because both funding and ownership belong to private sources. However, the MoHE plays a role in the Jordanian context. Design/methodology/approach – This study explains the relations between the MoHE and PJUs and describes the PJUs’ managerial context. It is based on the prior research related to HE and budgeting. A total of 16 budget preparers at 11 universities and a further three in the MoHE were interviewed. The research also uses observation to obtain direct knowledge of the research phenomena. It uses archival documents, guidelines and reports to accomplish the study’s objective. Findings – This research presents an overview for private HE across the world with particular concentration being paid to the role of the MoHE in PJUs by presenting the regulations and laws related to HE in Jordan. It proves that the MoHE uses a budgeting formula to significantly increase its control over the private HE sector. Simultaneously, no government subsidies or tax exemptions (such as those given to public universities) have been made available to private universities. The results indicate that the MoHE controls the private universities by using accreditation tools, such as their budgets. Originality/value – Jordan has a unique situation in terms of the relationship between its MoHE and Jordanian universities.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (8(62)) ◽  
pp. 20-23
Author(s):  
NIGORA TUYMURADOVNA GAFUROVA ◽  
AZIZAKHON NIZOMITDIN KIZI ARIPOVA ◽  
DILAFRUZ MUMINOVNA RUZIEVA

The purpose of the article is to substantiate the socio-philosophical aspects of the functional development of the Uzbek language as a "state language". The article defines the content and structure of the concepts of "state language" and "functions of language" on the basis of a new approach and shows its connection with the development of national identity. The growth and enrichment of the existing social functions of the Uzbek language as the state language - the impact on the competitiveness of the national economy, as well as the social, political, economic and spiritual significance of the transition of the Uzbek script to the Latin alphabet in Uzbekistan and the problems in this area were critically analyzed.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 4689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia P. Iglesias-Sánchez ◽  
Carmen Jambrino-Maldonado ◽  
Carlos de las Heras-Pedrosa

This paper shows the effects of training entrepreneurial competences on employability in higher education. It identifies teaching methods that are more effective in order to improve entrepreneurial competences. These are hackathon, team building, role play, and practical cases with entrepreneurs at a Spanish university. In contrast to the methods shown in previous literature, a mixed-method is proposed. Firstly, a qualitative technique based on three focus groups with the participation of lecturers, students, and entrepreneurs are used. Additionally, a regression analysis seeks links between entrepreneurial intention and employability with entrepreneurial competences with 329 students. The findings show the direct effect on skills appreciated in companies, using collaborative and practical activities focusing on competency perspective. This research work provides a new approach to training entrepreneurial competences that demonstrates the main role of Open Innovation enhancing the main stakeholders’ motivation and improving their skills. Useful information is provided to design the academic syllabuses and improve the level of employability of university graduates.


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