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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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