Studying at Higher Education Institutions in Poland as Seen by Students with Disabilities in the Context of the Geographical Model of Disability

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Quaestiones Geographicae Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI:10.14746/quageo-2023-0040

A. Zajadacz, Anna Kołodziejczak

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Abstract The subject addressed in the present paper is important for the current social and educational policy regarding persons with disabilities. The development of the accessible education concept should be based on the geographical model of disability, whose main principle is to focus on the varied social needs and adjust the conditions of the geographical environment accordingly rather than to concentrate on the disability itself. The main aim of the study was to recognise the opinions of students with disabilities about studying at Polish higher education institutions (HEI). The study was based on the results of online interviews including standardised questions (open- and close-ended). The time scope of the study covers the years 2019 and 2021. The research has shown that some students hide their disability until it is visible. As a result, they do not receive adequate support and limit the achievement of goals that were the main motivation for studying. Measures taken to support students with different needs at HEIs must have a systemic nature and be addressed to the entire academic community, as well as to the society.

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从残疾的地理模式看波兰残疾学生在高等教育机构的学习情况

摘要本文所讨论的主题对于当前有关残疾人的社会和教育政策非常重要。无障碍教育概念的发展应以残疾的地理模式为基础，其主要原则是关注不同的社会需求并相应调整地理环境条件，而不是专注于残疾本身。研究的主要目的是了解残疾学生对在波兰高等教育机构学习的看法。研究基于在线访谈的结果，包括标准化问题（开放式和封闭式）。研究的时间范围涵盖 2019 年和 2021 年。研究表明，有些学生在残疾显露之前会隐藏自己的残疾。因此，他们得不到足够的支持，限制了作为学习主要动力的目标的实现。高等院校为支持有不同需求的学生而采取的措施必须具有系统性，并面向整个学术界和社会。

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Quaestiones Geographicae GEOGRAPHY-

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2.00

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10.00%

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审稿时长

12 weeks

期刊介绍： Quaestiones Geographicae was established in 1974 as an annual journal of the Institute of Geography, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland. Its founder and first editor was Professor Stefan Kozarski. Initially the scope of the journal covered issues in both physical and socio-economic geography; since 1982, exclusively physical geography. In 2006 there appeared the idea of a return to the original conception of the journal, although in a somewhat modified organisational form. Quaestiones Geographicae publishes research results of wide interest in the following fields: •physical geography, •economic and human geography, •spatial management and planning,