Towards another kind of borderlessness: online students with disabilities
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Kotera, Yasuhiro
Cockerill, Victoria
Green, Pauline
Hutchinson, Lucy
Shaw, Paula
Bowskill, Nicholas
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University of DerbyIssue Date
2019-04-09
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Online learning is crucial to success for higher education institutions. Whilst the existing literature predominantly focused on its economic advantages, we focused on its inclusivity. At an online learning unit of a UK university, the number of students with disabilities (SWD) is three times higher than the national average. Having a degree makes significant financial and psychological differences in the lives of SWD. Though recent literature focused on inclusivity of online learning, an appraisal of first-hand experience of SWD studying online is a missing perspective. Accordingly, we aimed to explore their experience, using thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews involving ten SWD. Three themes emerged: (1) having control over studies as an advantage of online learning, (2) personal touch helps SWD’s online learning, and (3) challenges SWD experience with the social element of online learning. Our findings will help to develop the inclusivity of online learning to a new level.Citation
Kotera, Y., Cockerill, V., Green, P., Hutchinson, L., Shaw, P., and Bowskill, N. (2019). 'Towards another kind of borderlessness: Online students with disabilities'. Distance Education, pp. 1-17. DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2019.1600369.Publisher
Taylor & FrancisJournal
Distance EducationDOI
10.1080/01587919.2019.1600369Additional Links
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01587919.2019.1600369Type
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enISSN
0158-7919EISSN
1475-0198ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/01587919.2019.1600369