Who Supports the Support Workers? e-Learning for Support Workers of Students With Disabilities

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Abstract

This paper discusses the results of an investigation regarding the support of people with disabilities in educational settings. The results indicated a lack of standardization in training and gaps in the knowledge and attitudes of educational professionals regarding how to appropriately support people with disabilities in higher and further education. The paper discusses a pilot project for offering workplace training on skills and techniques for a group of educational professionals, support workers of people with disabilities, through an online course in a virtual learning environment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication7TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON E-LEARNING, VOL 2
EditorsR Willimas, D Remenyi
Place of PublicationNR READING
PublisherACADEMIC CONFERENCES LTD
Pages304-312
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)978-1-906638-22-1
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Event7th European Conference on e-Learning - Agia Napa
Duration: 6 Nov 20087 Nov 2008

Conference

Conference7th European Conference on e-Learning
CityAgia Napa
Period6/11/087/11/08

Keywords

  • Disability issues
  • students with disabilities
  • support workers
  • statistical surveys
  • qualitative analysis
  • participatory design

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