A systematic review of academic interventions for students with disabilities in Online Higher Education

Reyes, JI (通讯作者),Open Univ Catalonia, Dept Psychol & Educ, Barcelona, Spain.
2022-7-4
The development of new educational environments based on the use of ICT has enabled the possibility to improve access and involvement for students with disabilities at the university level. Hence, this systematic review attempts to synthesise the main findings of previous interventions aimed to promote the inclusion of these students in Online Higher Education, as well as to analyse their contribution on the students' academic success, by considering the principles of both Universal Instructional Design and Universal Design for Learning. A systematic search was conducted in four databases (WOS, Scopus, ERIC, and ProQuest) following the PRISMA-P statement. This search yielded 15 articles according to the defined criteria. Four thematic categories were identified throughout a thematic synthesis: Accessibility, support, socialisation, and academic success. The findings show that both accessibility and support are important factors for promoting the disabled students' academic success in Online Higher Education but also highlight the need to apply the Universal Design in the whole system. Furthermore, the issues of academic support, inclusive pedagogical practices, and socialisation should be deeply analysed to inquire about their contribution to the students with disabilities' academic success. Lastly, the limitations of this study and future implication for research are discussed.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION
卷号:37|期号:4|页码:569-586
ISSN:0885-6257|收录类别:SSCI
语种
英语
来源机构
UOC Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
资助机构
Fundacio per a la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
资助信息
This work was supported by the Fundacio per a la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya under Grant number 2019/00003/001/006/006.
被引频次(WOS)
6
被引频次(其他)
6
180天使用计数
2
2013以来使用计数
16
EISSN
1469-591X
出版年
2022-7-4
DOI
10.1080/08856257.2021.1911525
WOS学科分类
Education, Special
学科领域
循证教育学
关键词
Online higher education universal design students with disabilities systematic reviews academic interventions academic success