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Fear of Stigmatisation among Students with Disabilities in Austria
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Abstract In Austria, 12% of all students in higher education report a disability that, at least somewhat, limits their study activities. As they still face many barriers throughout their studies, support services play a key part in their academic success. However, data from the Austrian Student Social Survey... mehr
In Austria, 12% of all students in higher education report a disability that, at least somewhat, limits their study activities. As they still face many barriers throughout their studies, support services play a key part in their academic success. However, data from the Austrian Student Social Survey demonstrate that every second student with a disability is reluctant to contact fellow students, lecturers, or institutional support in case of study-related difficulties. One in four students with disabilities does not seek any assistance because of stigmatisation fear. With respect to these tendencies, our article examines factors that promote or inhibit the reluctance of students with disabilities to seek support due to fear of stigmatisation. For this purpose, we construct a binary indicator of stigma fear, which encompasses items concerning social isolation or drawbacks to academic opportunities, inhibitions about contacting people or disclosing one’s disability. In a regression model, we identify influential factors such as noticeability of disability and degree of study-related limitations as well as social factors like the feeling of anonymity and sense of belonging.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Hochschulbildung; Student; Behinderter; Behinderung; Stigmatisierung; Gesundheitszustand; Benachteiligung; Benachteiligtenförderung; soziale Faktoren; Österreich
Klassifikation
soziale Probleme
Bildungswesen tertiärer Bereich
Freie Schlagwörter
student survey; support services; Austrian Student Social Survey
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2018
Seitenangabe
S. 182-193
Zeitschriftentitel
Social Inclusion, 6 (2018) 4
Heftthema
Students with Disabilities in Higher Education
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)