Hi all
Well its taken me three months to pluck up the courage to
e-mail you all (albeit I have read around 500+ messages
with interest!) to tell you about my project which may be
of interest (apologies to a number of project managers of
HEFCE projects who have been 'targeted' separately!)
IDEAs (Integrating Disability in Educational Arenas) is a
three year project funded by SHEFC which started Jan. of
this year. It focuses on staff development and cultural
change. Basically it looks at the policies and procedures
of four institutions (Uni. Abdn, Robert Gordon
Uni., Northern College and Uni. Stirling) relating to
students with disabilities, evaluates these in practice ie
what staff and students feel are strengths, weaknesses and
gaps (year one: audit and evaluation) in provision then it
aims to address the latter by drawing on the strengths of
key staff members (year two: embed good practice in staff
development programme.) The final year then disseminates
the methodologies and outcomes of the former years to all
Scottish HEIs.
Should you require any further information I would be
delighted to provide it, and would welcome any comments you
would like to make on your project. I would be particulary
interested to hear any suggestions on how to get the
students involved as their response is crucial.....any tips
would be welcome.
Regards
Gayle
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Gayle Thomson
IDEAs Project Officer
Centre of Learning and Professional Development
University of Aberdeen
MacRobert Building
581 King Street
Aberdeen
AB24 5UA
Tel: 01224 273922
Fax: 01224 273671
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