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Inclusive pedagogy in Australian universities: a review of current policies and professional development activities
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posted on 2015-01-01, 00:00 authored by Danielle HitchDanielle Hitch, Susie MacfarlaneSusie Macfarlane, Claire NihillThis article reports on activities undertaken by Australian universities to support academic staff to provide inclusive teaching. The findings of two lines of inquiry are reported - a desktop audit of the presence of inclusive teaching or universal design for learning (UDL) in publically available policies and procedures documents, and a survey of the methods adopted to build staff capacity to provide inclusive teaching and learning. Just over a third (34.21%) of Australian universities referred to inclusive teaching or UDL in their policies and procedures. A wide range of current practices in professional development for inclusive teaching was reported, with the most frequent being one-off workshops focussing on accommodating specific groups of students. Improved institutional support through policies, procedures and professional development would enable Australian higher education teachers to provide quality inclusive teaching to all students.
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International journal of the first year in higher educationVolume
6Issue
1Pagination
135 - 145Publisher
Queensland University of TechnologyLocation
Brisbane, Qld.Publisher DOI
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1838-2959Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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