Inclusive or exclusive classrooms? Barriers to learning and participation in university contexts
Abstract
The aim of this study is to define the barriers that university students have in the classroom, mainly referring to: spaces and resources, contents, methodology and participation. Therefore, we have taken as our starting point the proposal of the Universal Instruction Design (UID), developed at the University of Guelph (Canada) and adapted in Spain by Dalmau et al., (2015). Participants were 652 students belonging to three Teacher Training and Education Faculties participated in the study: two from Spain (Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) and one from the USA (Northern University Arizona). The data has been collected through a questionnaire designed ad hoc by the research team in the areas indicated. The results show the main barriers that students experience in the classroom. The discussion focuses on the need to introduce strategies in the professional development of university teacher training in order to design the content they teach in accordance with the principles of universal design for teaching.
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