Exploring Experiences of University Students with Learning Disabilities

Shaping Student Engagement in South Africa

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

AvNdakaitei Manase,South Africa) Manase, Dr Ndakaitei (University of South Africa,Paul Ashwin

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This book examines the experiences of students with learning disabilities in South African higher education, exploring the different factors that shape students’ university engagements.Students’ experiences, gathered through semi-structured interviews, are analysed within the Capability Approach to assess the way social arrangements influence students with learning disabilities’ academic engagements. The book then discusses the ways universities can foster opportunities that contribute to students’ multi-dimensional achievements for their academic and general wellbeing. The book exposes inequalities in higher education that impact students with learning disabilities who often operate in inflexible educational systems, practices and standardised learning outcomes that do not take into account the unique ways by which students with learning disabilities process information. The book sheds light on the educational trajectories and conditions which students with learning disabilities operate in.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-04-24
Mått154 x 236 x 16 mm
Vikt409 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieUnderstanding Student Experiences of Higher Education
Antal sidor168
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350351936

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Introduction1. Theorising students with disabilities’ university engagements: The Capability Approach2. Understanding Learning Disabilities3. The Status of Learning Disabilities in Higher Education4. Education and Disability in South Africa5. Disability and Inclusivity in Higher Education6. Supporting University Students with Learning Disabilities7. Capabilities and Functionings for University Students with Learning Disabilities8. The World of Work Realities and Imaginings of University Students with Learning Disabilities9. ConclusionReferences

Ndakaitei Manase’s book profoundly resonates with the challenges faced by students with learning disabilities in South Africa. The book’s innovative application of the Capability Approach offers a powerful lens on how social structures and personal agency shape educational journeys. By boldly confronting the often-overlooked intersection of neurodiversity and African higher education, it champions the inclusion of African voices in disability discourse. Amidst ongoing decolonisation efforts, this book emerges as an essential resource for many stakeholders: educators, policymakers, and advocates committed to fostering equitable learning environments in higher education.