ERIC Number: EJ1465979
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0268-0513
EISSN: EISSN-1469-9958
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University Processes of Students with Visual Impairments Taking Distance Education
Open Learning, v40 n2 p152-168 2025
This research aims to reveal the reasons why students with visual impairments (VI) prefer distance education, their experiences in the distance education process, and their expectations after university graduation. For this purpose, a study was conducted with seven university students with VI. The research employed a case study method, with data collected through semi-structured interviews and analysed using content analysis techniques. This analysis determined that distance education posed both various difficulties and created a multitude of advantages for students with VI. Elements of accessibility and support services offered by universities played a vital role in both the positive and negative experiences of students with VI in distance education. Additionally, this study found that students with VI held a variety of expectations for themselves and society after university graduation. The study results are discussed in terms of future research and practice.
Descriptors: Distance Education, Visual Impairments, Students with Disabilities, Universities, Blindness, College Students, Preferences, Accessibility (for Disabled), Access to Computers, Student Attitudes, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Positive Attitudes, Assistive Technology, Negative Attitudes, Student Experience, Employment Potential
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Special Education in the Faculty of Education, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey; 2Department of Special Education, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey