Open AccessDisability Policy Representation in African Higher Education Research
Author(s) -
Fadzayi Marcia Maruza,
Patrício V. Langa,
Geri Augusto,
Nelson Masanche Nkhoma
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
comparative and international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2151-0407
pISSN - 2151-0393
DOI - 10.32674/jcihe.v12ifall.1224
Subject(s) - framing (construction) , expansive , disability studies , political science , sociology , higher education , positive economics , public relations , law , economics , history , materials science , compressive strength , archaeology , composite material
This paper sets out to critically explore the way disability policies are framed in African higher education. Presented in this paper is a review of published studies that detail the dominant framing perspectives that have influenced disability policies in African Higher Education (HE). Review of literature was done using the Yair Levy and Timothy J. Ellis (2006) systems approach to conducting an effective literature review. The paper has three sections and these include (a) an introduction (b) dominant policy framing perspectives (c) and a discussion on exploring possibilities for an expansive disability policy framing for Higher Education in Africa.This paper argues for nuanced ways to expand our understanding of the current and emerging issues pertaining to the study of policies on disability in the field of HE in Africa.