Project Title: Inclusive Post-secondary Education as a Practice of Social Justice
Funded by: SFU Institute for the Study of Teaching and Learning in the Disciplines - Teaching & Learning Development Grant
Simon Fraser University and the BC Initiative for Inclusive Post-secondary Education established an inclusive post-secondary education partnership in 2012. This project was focused on the experience of faculty who have included students with developmental disabilities enrolled at SFU through the partnership in their undergraduate courses. Students select their major focus of studies and as such have completed courses in a number of different faculties and departments. Students enroll as participatory auditors, with the permission of the faculty, they are included in all aspects of the course, complete exams and assignments as outlined by the course syllabus, with necessary modifications.
This project looked at the experience of professors and instructional staff, with a focus on the following questions:
The project outputs include; (1) a resource page for faculty to learn more about inclusive-post secondary education as well as the context and ethics of inclusive education for people with developmental disabilities more broadly and (2) a white paper.
This project looked at the experience of professors and instructional staff, with a focus on the following questions:
- How have professors engaged with students in their classes?
- How does teaching students with developmental disabilities afford insight and broaden professors understanding of pedagogy more generally?
The project outputs include; (1) a resource page for faculty to learn more about inclusive-post secondary education as well as the context and ethics of inclusive education for people with developmental disabilities more broadly and (2) a white paper.