Service learning as a pedagogical strategy: A case study on disability inclusion

Title

Service learning as a pedagogical strategy: A case study on disability inclusion

Creator

Maya M.; Garai S.

Description

Diversity and inclusion are the growing concerns of society and every organisation including higher educational institutions (HEIs) is designing strategies to ensure diversity equality and inclusion (DEI). To understand how students engage with the idea of disability and inclusion in education, this study explores the journey of undergraduate students with an organization for visually challenged students. This qualitative, descriptive study used interviews and focus group discussion (FGD) along with the analysis of chosen reflective journals. SL activities enabled students to reflect on the learning challenges faced by the visually challenged students as well as their caretakers. This also made them reflect on the larger academic environment at the higher education level and come up with suggestions to make the HEIs more inclusive for the visually challenged. This study emphasizes the nature of their engagement and the transformative aspects of the learning process that they experienced by focusing on the students' experiences and challenges. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved.

Source

Effective and Meaningful Student Engagement Through Service Learning, pp. 124-141.

Date

2024-01-01

Publisher

IGI Global

Coverage

Maya M., Christ University, India; Garai S., Christ University, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISBN: 979-836932257-4; 979-836932256-7

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-2256-7.ch008

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