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ERIC Number: EJ1082932
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-3116
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Walking the Talk: Towards a More Inclusive Field of Disability Studies
Opini, Bathseba
International Journal of Inclusive Education, v20 n1 p67-90 2016
This paper is a conversation about growing an inclusive field of disability studies. The paper draws on data collected through an analysis of existing disability studies programmes in selected Canadian universities. The paper makes a case for including diverse perspectives, experiences, viewpoints, and voices in these programmes. In this work, I call for an interrogation of the normativity in the field of disability studies and for critical reflections and discussions about growing a diverse and inclusive field that pays attention to marginalised populations. There is a need to rethink the exclusionary nature of knowledge, space, bodies, and pedagogy in the field, which perpetuates Eurocentric culture, thoughts, and practices.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Africa; Canada; North America; South America
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