INCLUSION IN THE WORKFORCE FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES: A SPANISH POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAM

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Judge
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Students With Intellectual Disabilities

scholarly journals Participatory Action Research and Student Perspectives in a Rural Postsecondary Education Program

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Kristen Love ◽  
Martha Mock
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Setting ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Students With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Communication Modalities

Students with intellectual disabilities have a unique pathway into college, and for many rural areas, this is a relatively new pathway. The reauthorization of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-315) prioritizes inclusive postsecondary education opportunities with an emphasis on students accessing academic, social, and meaningful employment experiences. However, in this legislation, inclusion is vaguely defined and left to postsecondary education institutions to structure within their program model. This article provides perspectives from students with intellectual disabilities from a postsecondary education program situated on a college campus in a rural town. Through participatory action research, students shared their experiences using a variety of communication modalities and offered a meaningful perspective on the challenges and opportunities faced in a rural setting.

scholarly journals A Multiple Perspective Case Study of a Young Adult with Intellectual Disabilities Participating in a Pre-service Teacher Education Class

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
James Wintle
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Adults With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
The Right ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

For adults with intellectual disabilities, the opportunity to attend a postsecondary institution is increasingly becoming reality. Although there is a growing body of literature documenting examples of inclusive postsecondary education, there is a lack of information detailing the experiences of pre-service teacher candidates (TCs) who are enrolled in inclusive courses. The purpose of this interview study using case-study methods was to describe the challenges and benefits of an inclu-sive class in a 1-year, after-degree professional teacher education program from the perspectives of 5 TCs enrolled in a course audited by a young woman with an ID, as well as from the perspective of the course instructor. The classmates and course instructor provided positive responses regarding their experiences in the inclusive class, such as seeing inclusion in practice. Negative responses con-cerned whether or not a curriculum class in the teacher education program was the right fit for the student with ID.

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