Moving towards inclusion? The first-degree results of students with and without disabilities in higher education in the UK: 1998-2005

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-46

  Pumfrey, Peter D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic standards; Disabilities; Higher education policy; Inclusion

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLLEGE STUDENT; DISABILITY; DISABLED STUDENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OUTCOME OF EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPECIAL EDUCATION; STUDENT RECRUITMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 38049156118     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856250701791229     Document Type: Article

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