Universities admission policies (Requirements): Exclusionary or inclusionary for applicants with disabilities. (2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Madhesh, Abdullah
• Is Part Of: International journal of educational research. Volume 117(2023)
• Publication Date: 2023
• Subjects: Applicants with disabilities -- Exclusion -- Inclusion -- Higher education -- Universities admission policies; Education -- Evaluation -- Periodicals; Curriculum evaluation -- Periodicals; Education -- Periodicals; Program Evaluation -- Periodicals; Éducation -- Évaluation -- Périodiques; Programmes d'études -- Evaluation -- Périodiques; Éducation -- Recherche -- Périodiques; Curriculum evaluation; Education -- Evaluation; Periodicals; 370.72
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2022.102122
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0883-0355

Abstract

Highlights: Universities admission policies were created by selective able-bodied academics. The admission policies value excellence and competitiveness over inclusiveness. These policies contribute to exclude applicants with disabilities. A systemic reform of these policies is needed to be more inclusive. Abstract: This paper draws on Critical Disability theory (CDT) to examine the current admission policies of twenty–eight Saudi Government Universities (SGUs) and determine to what extent their requirements include or exclude applicants with disabilities. To do so, the Critical Policy Analysis in Education (CPAE) by Young and Diem (2018) was applied. It was found that, not only were the admission policies of all twenty–eight SGUs created by non–disabled academics but that most were exclusionary in nature.