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Preparation of students with disabilities to graduate into professions in the South African context of higher learning: Obstacles and opportunities (2016)
Journal Article
Ndlovu, S., & Walton, E. (2016). Preparation of students with disabilities to graduate into professions in the South African context of higher learning: Obstacles and opportunities. African Journal of Disability, 5(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v5i1.150

Background: Persons with disabilities continue to be excluded from professions in South Africa despite legislation on non-discrimination and equity.

Objectives: We sought to identify both the opportunities and obstacles that students with disabil... Read More about Preparation of students with disabilities to graduate into professions in the South African context of higher learning: Obstacles and opportunities.

Schooling in the shadow of benevolence: The experience of scholarship recipients in affluent schools (2016)
Journal Article
Geyer, K., & Walton, E. (2016). Schooling in the shadow of benevolence: The experience of scholarship recipients in affluent schools. South African Journal of Higher Education, 29(1), https://doi.org/10.20853/29-1-461

In a quest for improved educational outcomes that will lead to access to and success in higher education and the workplace, many affluent independent South African high schools offer scholarship places to talented and deserving learners. Learners sel... Read More about Schooling in the shadow of benevolence: The experience of scholarship recipients in affluent schools.

Choices in the Design of Inclusive Education Courses for Pre-service Teachers: The Case of a South African University (2016)
Journal Article
Walton, E., & Rusznyak, L. (2017). Choices in the Design of Inclusive Education Courses for Pre-service Teachers: The Case of a South African University. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 64(3), 231-248. https://doi.org/10.1080/1034912x.2016.1195489

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. It is expected that that pre-service teachers are adequately equipped to meet the needs of diverse students. This article discusses the choices that teacher educators must make in design... Read More about Choices in the Design of Inclusive Education Courses for Pre-service Teachers: The Case of a South African University.

Approaches to assessing pre- service teachers’ learning in authentic and rigorous ways: The case of an inclusive education module (2016)
Journal Article
Walton, E., & Rusznyak, L. (2016). Approaches to assessing pre- service teachers’ learning in authentic and rigorous ways: The case of an inclusive education module. 00 Journal not listed, 34(1), 84-101. https://doi.org/10.18820/2519593X/pie.v34i1.7

Initial teacher education programmes offer inclusive education modules that seek to prepare teachers for teaching diverse learners. While there is growing research on the content and pedagogy of inclusive education modules, relatively less attention... Read More about Approaches to assessing pre- service teachers’ learning in authentic and rigorous ways: The case of an inclusive education module.