Challenges Faced by University Students with Special Needs within the Higher Education System

dc.contributor.author	Premarathne, H.D.P.
dc.contributor.author	Abeyrathne, W.G.S.K.
dc.contributor.author	Sumanasena, Samanmali
dc.date.accessioned	2016-02-19T05:54:34Z
dc.date.available	2016-02-19T05:54:34Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.identifier.citation	Faculty of Arts International Research Conference - December, 2015	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/4301
dc.description.abstract	Promoting and protecting rights of people with disability leads to social equity. The purpose of this study was to examine problems' faced by students with special needs at higher educational institutes in Sri Lanka. A qualitative, descriptive study has been conducted at the University of Peradeniya from May to December, 2014. The purposive sampling technique was employed to select 26 respondents. A pre-tested intervieweradministered questionnaire and focus group discussions were used for data collection. The major concerns of the students were analyzed thematically, using descriptive statistics. The mean age of the sample was 22 years and the majority was Sinhalese females.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Colombo	en_US
dc.subject	Accessibility, Braille, Disability, Equity, University student	en_US
dc.title	Challenges Faced by University Students with Special Needs within the Higher Education System	en_US
dc.type	Research abstract	en_US