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> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning is a
> HEFCE-funded ini [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> HEALEY, Mick
> Sent: 17 March 2002 23:42
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: News from the Geography Discipline Network
>
>
> Apologies for Cross Posting - You are welcome to pass this notice on to
> other listserves or people who you feel may be interested.
>
> Readers may recall that about nine months ago the draft copies of the
> Geography Discipline Network Guides to 'Supporting disabled students
> undertaking fieldwork and related activities' were placed on the Web. We
> are pleased to tell you that the finished versions of the guides are now
> available, including downloadable pdf and rtf versions on the GDN pages of
> the University of Gloucestershire's Web site
> (http://www.glos.ac.uk/gdn/disabil/index.htm).
>
> It is clear from the response we received to the draft guides that tutors
> and faculty in a wide range of disciplines outside geography, earth and
> environmental sciences have found the guides useful. Furthermore it is
> apparent that if the issues involved in supporting disabled students
> undertaking fieldwork are tackled it will also address most of the issues
> involved in supporting students in other teaching and learning situations.
>
> The project appears to have broken new ground in the study of disabled
> students in higher education. Adams (2001), the Director of the National
> Disability Team, states that:
> "The Geography Discipline Network project was, for a variety of reasons,
an
> extremely important project:
> a. It was one of the first disability funded projects that exclusively
> addressed issues concerned with teaching, learning and assessment.
> b. It was led by academic staff in partnership with disability
> practitioners - this kind of partnership has signalled a real shift in
> thinking regarding disability issues."
>
> There are six guides available:
> · Issues in Providing Learning Support for Disabled Students Undertaking
> Fieldwork and Related Activities
> · Providing Learning Support for Students with Mobility Impairments
> Undertaking Fieldwork and Related Activities
> · Providing Learning Support for Blind or Visually Impaired Students
> Undertaking Fieldwork and Related Activities
> · Providing Learning Support for d/Deaf or Hearing Impaired Students
> Undertaking Fieldwork and Related Activities
> · Providing Learning Support for Students with Mental Health Difficulties
> Undertaking Fieldwork and Related Activities
> · Providing Learning Support for Students with Hidden Disabilities and
> Dyslexia Undertaking Fieldwork and Related Activities
>
> Hard copies may also be ordered by contacting Dr Phil Gravestock, Project
> Manager ([log in to unmask]).
>
> Articles arising from the project include:
>
> Healey M, Roberts C, Jenkins A and Leach J 2002 Towards inclusion:
disabled
> students and fieldwork, Planet 3, 9-10
> (http://www.gees.ac.uk/planet/index.htm)
> Hall T, Healey M and Harrison M 2002 Disabled students and fieldwork: from
> exclusion to inclusion, Transactions of the Institute of British
Geographers
> NS, 27 (2) forthcoming
>
> If you use the guides we would be pleased to receive details of your
> experiences and how you feel they could be improved. The National Subject
> Centre for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences is committed to
> keeping the guides up to date and advising on their use.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Mick Healey
>
> Professor Mick Healey
> Director Geography Discipline Network
> Senior Adviser to the National Subject Centre for Geography, Earth and
> Environmental Sciences
> National Teaching Fellow
>
> Geography and Environmental Management Research Unit
> University of Gloucestershire
> Francis Close Hall
> Swindon Road
> Cheltenham GL50 4AZ
> UK
>
> Tel: +44 (0)1242 543364
> Fax: +44 (0)1242 543283
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Web: http://www.glos.ac.uk/gdn
> http://www.glos.ac.uk/el/gemru/staff/mjh.htm
>
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