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The education and employment of disabled young people
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Developing positive aspirations is a key factor in securing good educational and occupational outcomes, and an important component of autonomy. This study compared the aspirations of young disabled and non-disabled people, and examined the extent to which those aspirations were achieved.
The education and employment of disabled young people: frustrated ambition
- Author:
- BURCHARDT Tania
- Publisher:
- Policy Press; Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 57p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Developing positive aspirations is a key factor in securing good educational and occupational outcomes, and an important component of autonomy. This study compared the aspirations of young disabled and non-disabled people, and examined the extent to which those aspirations were achieved.
Human capital, social capital, entrepreneurship and disability: an examination of some current educational trends in the UK
- Author:
- PAVEY Barbara
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 21(3), May 2006, pp.217-230.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Influenced by European policy, human capital and social capital are currently of interest in UK education policy and practice, expressed particularly in the concepts of lifelong learning and entrepreneurship. Human capital and social capital ideas are shown to be flawed by not taking disability into account. The characteristics of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education are examined for relevance to young people with disabilities or learning difficulties and it is concluded that more could be done to develop opportunities for entrepreneurship. The position of people when work is not an option is considered, leading to the question of whether there is a ‘disability industry’, and an acknowledgement of the importance to the economy of disabled people as consumers and producers. A wider definition of entrepreneurship, which includes people with disabilities and learning difficulties, is sought and the paper concludes by discussing the wider implications for the learning community.
Recent research
- Author:
- DUNCAN Anne
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Now: the Practice Journal of Child, Youth and Family, 29, December 2004, pp.38-40.
- Publisher:
- Child, Youth and Family (Department of Child, Youth and Family Services, Te Tari Awhina I te Tamaiti, te Rangatahi, tae atu ki te Whanau)
Reports on a project from the Research and Evaluation Unit at New Zealand's Child, Youth and Family department which attempts to measure the level of unmet need, particularly in the areas of mental health, disability and education, for children and young people involved with the department.
This sporting life
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.01.02, 2002, pp.28-30.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at the importance of sport as a way of educating young people and improving the quality of life of disabled people.
Shaping the future: report on the blind and partially sighted young people
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 172, December 2000, p.14.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
Summarises the key findings of a recent report examining the barriers faced by the blind and partially sighted in everyday life. This article focuses on the lack of support these children receive in education.
Personal assistance for students with disabilities in HE: the experience of the University of London
- Author:
- PARKER Viv
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 14(4), July 1999, pp.483-504.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article explores the experience of students using personal assistants from the University of East London. The issues explored were: funding; the employer-employee role and employment matters; power and authority relationships; personal, family and professional relationships with assistants, other students, tutors and staff, and access to non-academic activities and the management of assistants.
Higher education and disabilities: international approaches
- Editor:
- HURST Alan
- Publisher:
- Ashgate
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 245p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Contains papers on: disability services in Australian universities; the impact of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 on tertiary education in Australia; supporting students with disabilities in Belgium; policy and provision of support services in Canadian universities; Canadian universities and the status of disabled people; students with disabilities in higher education in Finland; students with disabilities in German higher education; disabled university students in Greece; disabled students and higher education in Ireland; including students with disabilities in higher education in Lithuania; students with disabilities in the Netherlands; supporting students with disabilities in the Slovak Republic; students with disabilities in higher education in Spain; disability awareness raising and training in higher education in the United Kingdom; higher education and disability in the USA; service students with disabilities in higher education in the USA; and students with disabilities and international exchanges.
Students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities: guidance on arrangements for students requiring provision in 1995-96
- Author:
- FURTHER EDUCATION FUNDING COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Further Education Funding Council
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 51p.
- Place of publication:
- Coventry
Circular setting out arrangements for students with learning difficulties and or disabilities requiring provision in further education colleges.
The right help at the right time in the right place: strategic review of learning provision for children and young people with complex additional support needs
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 108p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report sets out the strategic vision for learning provision for children and young people with complex additional support needs in Scotland. The review process was undertaken in 2 phases, and included working groups, a call for evidence, parental engagement events, a literature review, and in-depth interviews with children and young people in a range of educational settings. The report sets out the findings and recommendations for provision across 4 themed areas: culture, complex additional support needs and expertise; policy choice and learning experiences; interagency working, planning and review; and national and local provision and the role of the Scottish Government. A total of 21 recommendations are made across these 4 areas. Three case studies of excellent practice are presented which demonstrate that getting the right help at the right time in the right place does make a real difference to the lives of children and young people with complex additional support needs and their families.