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Whose Learning is it? Fostering Student Ownership in Orientation & Mobility
Author(s) -
Fabiana Perla
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of orientation and mobility
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2652-3647
DOI - 10.21307/ijom-2012-005
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , context (archaeology) , control (management) , orientation and mobility , sociology , key (lock) , psychology , public relations , social psychology , management , political science , economics , computer science , geography , computer security , archaeology , human–computer interaction , artificial intelligence , visually impaired
There is a growing body of literature (Ashcroft, 1987; Kohn, 1993; O’Neal & Calabrese Barton, 2005; Rainer & Matthews, 2002; Wood, 2003; World Health Organization, 2010) that encourages age-appropriate choice and control as a way to develop student ownership in a variety of educational areas. However, exactly what student ownership is and how it manifests in the context of orientation and mobility (O&M) services appear to be more elusive concepts. This article is an attempt to advance our understanding of student ownership in O&M while providing concrete strategies to foster engagement and decision making, two key aspects of student ownership.

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