Embedding inclusive education initiatives and access routes into the higher education landscape in the Republic of Ireland
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Aston, D., Grummell, B., Lynn, E. & Slattery, ?., Embedding inclusive education initiatives and access routes into the higher education landscape in the Republic of Ireland, Conference Proceedings ESOTA 2022., European State-Of-The-Art Congress on Inclusive Post-Secondary Programmes for Students with Intellectual Disabilities, Salzburg, Austria, 27th - 28th October, Plaute, W., joinIN ? Inclusive Higher Education Network Europe, 2022, 57 - 61Abstract:
The Inclusive National Higher Education Forum (INHEF) was established by
stakeholders who want to develop real and meaningful higher education opportunities
for students with intellectual disabilities across the Republic of Ireland. The impetus
towards, and the rationale for inclusive education represents the confluence of several
different factors, including social, political, and educational ideological paradigms.
INHEF has been collaborating for inclusion since 2018 with a shared vision and
mission for the Irish higher education sector.
The inclusion of adults with intellectual disabilities in higher education requires real
and meaningful change within the university sector. Together, INHEF is committed to
celebrating diversity and nurturing societal equ ality through equity of access to
quality education. However, the academy must open its doors to people with
intellectual disabilities and thereby create a rich learning environment which
cherishes all the people of our nation equally.
This paper seeks to present the barriers to establishing programmes of inclusive
education for adults with intellectual disabilit ies and developing a fully inclusive
higher education sector within the Irish landscape from a micro -level, to a macro,
socio-polit ical view. Additionally, this paper will introduce some of the opportunities
which are afforded to higher education providers by a collaborative forum such as
the INHEF, and it is intended to highlight key developments in the Irish context.
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Author: Aston, Desmond
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Conference Proceedings ESOTA 2022.European State-Of-The-Art Congress on Inclusive Post-Secondary Programmes for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
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joinIN ? Inclusive Higher Education Network EuropeType of material:
Conference PaperCollections
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higher education, Ireland, intellectual disabilitiesSubject (TCD):
Inclusive Society , Adult & Continuing Education , EDUCATION , Education policy , Higher Education , Higher education access , INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY , Inclusive Education , Innovation in learning , Lifelong Learning , Special EducationSource URI:
Gugelev, A., & Stern, A. (2014). What?s Your Endgame? Stanford Social Innovation Review, 13(1), 41?47http://hdl.handle.net/2262/91715
https://www.ahead.ie/journal/Collaborating-for-Inclusion-A-National-Forum-of-Inclusive-Higher-Education-Providers
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978-1-80117-102-1Metadata
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