Students with disabilities’ access to distance education : a case for transformational leadership within the ambit of Ubuntu

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dc.contributor.author Aluko, Folake Ruth
dc.contributor.author Mampane, Motlalepule Ruth
dc.date.accessioned 2023-08-11T11:26:10Z
dc.date.available 2023-08-11T11:26:10Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.description.abstract There has been much debate on access and social justice, and the role of distance education in redressing social injustices. However, little is known about these issues in relation to students with disabilities. The South African Department of Higher Education and Training’s Strategic Policy Framework on Disability for the Post-School Education and Training System aims to improve people with disabilities’ access to and success in post-school education and training. The document notes that, despite the ground gained in transforming the country’s higher education landscape, systematic, institutional and personal challenges persist in relation to integrating such students into postschool education and training. This article highlights the challenges typically encountered by students with disabilities despite policy responses and why these have not worked. It proposes transformational leadership nestled within Ubuntu to transform the issue of disability in post-school education and training and offers directions for further research. en_US
dc.description.abstract Il y a eu beaucoup de débats sur l’accès et la justice sociale, et sur le rôle de l’enseignement à distance dans la réparation des injustices sociales. Cependant, on sait peu de choses sur ces questions concernant les étudiants handicapés. Le Cadre de politique stratégique sur le handicap pour le système d’éducation et de formation post-scolaire du Département sud-africain de l’enseignement supérieur et de la formation vise à augmenter l’accès des personnes handicapées à l’éducation et à la formation post-scolaires et à améliorer leur réussite. Le document note que, malgré les progrès réalisés dans la transformation du paysage de l’enseignement supérieur du pays, des défis systématiques, institutionnels et personnels persistent en ce qui concerne l’intégration de ces étudiants dans l’enseignement et la formation postscolaires. Cet article met en lumière les défis généralement rencontrés par les étudiants handicapés malgré les réactions politiques favorables, et pourquoi celles-ci n’ont pas porté fruit. Il propose un leadership transformationnel niché au sein de Ubuntu pour transformer la question du handicap dans l’éducation et la formation post-scolaires, et propose des orientations pour de nouvelles recherches. en_US
dc.description.department Educational Psychology en_US
dc.description.librarian am2023 en_US
dc.description.uri https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ijahe en_US
dc.identifier.citation Aluko F.R., Mampane M.R. 2022, 'Students with disabilities’ access to distance education : a case for transformational leadership within the ambit of Ubuntu', International Journal of African Higher Education, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 94-115, doi : 10.6017/ijahe.v9i1.15237. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2313-5069 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.6017/ijahe.v9i1.15237
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91891
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher International Network for Higher Education in Africa, University of Kwazulu-Natal en_US
dc.rights © International Network for Higher Education. en_US
dc.subject Distance education en_US
dc.subject Disability en_US
dc.subject Access en_US
dc.subject Social justice en_US
dc.subject Ubuntu en_US
dc.subject Transformational leadership en_US
dc.subject Enseignement à distance en_US
dc.subject Handicap en_US
dc.subject Acces en_US
dc.subject Justice sociale en_US
dc.subject Leadership transformationnel en_US
dc.subject SDG-04: Quality education en_US
dc.subject SDG-10: Reduced inequalities en_US
dc.title Students with disabilities’ access to distance education : a case for transformational leadership within the ambit of Ubuntu en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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