Factors Motivating Students with Disabilities to Access and Participate in University Education in Ghana

Autor/inn/en	Akoto, Yaw; Nketsia, William; Opoku, Maxwell Peprah; Opoku, Emmanuel Kofi
Titel	Factors Motivating Students with Disabilities to Access and Participate in University Education in Ghana
Quelle	In: Higher Education Research and Development, 42 (2023) 2, S.261-274 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nketsia, William) ORCID (Opoku, Maxwell Peprah)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0729-4360
DOI	10.1080/07294360.2022.2052818
Schlagwörter	Students with Disabilities; Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; College Faculty; School Holding Power; Academic Persistence; Higher Education; Student Motivation; Student Needs; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Ausland; Fakultät; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Schulische Motivation
Abstract	Education has been described as a 'bridging right' that empowers persons with disabilities to justifiably lay claim to other rights, such as the right to work, the right to participate in politics, etc. While much research has reported on the challenges encountered by persons with disabilities in higher education, very little is known about the factors that enhance their retention and continuous participation in higher education in Ghana. The objective of this study was therefore to explore the factors that influence students with disabilities to access and participate in higher education. Using Maslow's hierarchy of needs, qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with individuals with disabilities: physical disability (n = 8) and visual impairment (n = 3), who were recruited from one of the largest higher education institutions in Ghana. The results from the thematic analysis indicate that the participants were motivated more by the higher-level needs of Maslow's pyramid, that is, safety, self-esteem and transcendence, than the lower-level needs. The study limitations, recommendations for future research and policy implications are also discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01