Annual of social work, Vol. 21 No. 3, 2014.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.3935/ljsr.v21i2.40
HIGHER EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN CROATIA
Sandra Bošković
orcid.org/0000-0003-0748-0281
; School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Iva Rinčić
; School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Abstract
The principles of providing equal access to and opportunities for higher education are part of the global initiative to advance the right to education for all, and in the last decades their presence in Croatian public education policies has increased.
This paper presents existing public policies on higher education aimed at students with disabilities, an underrepresented group in the higher education of European Union countries and the Republic of Croatia. Specifically, the paper provides an overview and analysis of the existing legal framework and examines the measures which have been implemented in higher education of students with disabilities. The paper also assesses the quality of higher education for students with disabilities in the Republic of Croatia.
The content analysis of the available documents, policies and measures aimed at increasing the participation of students with disabilities in higher education reveals the current situation, and enables establishing the preconditions necessary for its change. Having in mind that improving the quality of higher education for students with disabilities in Croatia requires systematic effort, the paper concludes with a set of recommendations for the improvement of the current system.
Keywords
higher education for all; inclusive approach; students with disabilities; higher education legal framework; Republic of Croatia
Hrčak ID:
134773
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Publication date:
14.1.2015.
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