LEAP Up – Transition to Tertiary Pilot Program
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Article Title | LEAP Up – Transition to Tertiary Pilot Program |
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ERA Journal ID | 124884 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Maloney, Dominica (Author), Fanshawe, Melissa (Author), Boys, Alexandra (Author) and Terhes, Lauren (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of the South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment |
Journal Citation | 14 (1), pp. 94-108 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2022 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 1443-7597 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.spevi.net/jspevi/#2021 |
Abstract | In 2020 Vision Australia implemented a Transition to Tertiary pilot program which was designed to prepare young people who are blind or have low vision for tertiary education. The program titled LEAP Up (Learn, Engage, Act, Perform) invited young people who were enrolled in mainstream secondary school, or had recently completed school to participate. Nine young people aged 14-18 engaged in a five-week program that included weekly group sessions with guest speakers, individual sessions with allied health professionals, and drop-in sessions with education and employment consultants. A learning management system was also created to allow the young people to experience online learning in a simulated tertiary environment, with coaching and assistive technology support to negotiate and problem solve access. Results of the evaluation showed that the young people had a greater awareness of the expectations of what was required in a tertiary environment. |
Keywords | tertiary, Education, blindness and low vision |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390407. Inclusive education |
390411. Special education and disability | |
390303. Higher education | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Vision Australia, Australia |
School of Education | |
Monash University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q75w2/leap-up-transition-to-tertiary-pilot-program
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