Standards of Practice in Postsecondary Special Needs Programming: Student and Administrator Opinion

Authors: Reed, M.J.; Lund-Lucas, E.; O'Rourke, K.

Source: The Canadian Journal of Higher Education, Volume 33, Number 2, June 2003 , pp. 27-56(30)

Publisher: Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education

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Abstract:

Standards of practice for postsecondary special needs programmes are an important element to determining programme effectiveness and programme successes. A number of groups have now suggested practice standards for postsecondary special needs programmes. We amalgamated these suggested practices and queried Ontario students and administrators regarding their opinion of these practice standards. Overall, strong support for most suggested practices was found among students and administrators. However, administrators less strongly supported practices that required enhanced funding, staffing and resources. In addition, students less strongly supported practices that could reduce individualized programming and increase time commitments. Administrators pointed out barriers to achieving practice standards. Time commitments, workload, funding, unclear working definitions (i.e., standards for transition, disabilities) and institutional policy constraints were barriers to achieving suggested practice standards.

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Les normes qui r gissent les pratiques des programmes adapt s du niveau postsecondaire repr sentent un l ment important dans la d termination de l'efficacit de ceux-ci et de leur succ s. Un certain nombre de groupes ont sugg r des normes de pratique pour ces programmes ducatifs sp ciaux. Nous avons regroup ces pratiques sugg r es et avons interrog des tudiants en Ontario ainsi que des administrateurs afin d'obtenir leur opinion sur ces normes de pratique. En g n ral, un soutien important l' gard de la plupart des pratiques sugg r es at not parmi les tudiants et les membres de l'administration. Toutefois, les administrateurs ont r serv un accueil moins enthousiaste aux pratiques qui n cessitent une augmentation du financement, du personnel et des ressources. De plus, les tudiants ont moins bien accueilli les pratiques qui seraient susceptibles de r duire les programmes personnalis s et qui augmenteraient leur investissement en terme de temps. Les administrateurs ont pr cis les obstacles la r alisation de ces pratiques; les barri res identifi es pour leur mise en place furent: l'investissement en terme de temps, la charge de travail, le financement, des conditions de travail mal d finies (c'est- -dire les normes de transition, d'incapacit s) et les contraintes des politiques institutionnelles.

Document Type: Research article

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