Program Type
Honors
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Erika Wondolowski
Document Type
Poster
Location
Face-to-face
Start Date
18-4-2024 1:00 PM
Abstract
This research investigated the university faculty members’ attitudes towards accommodations for students with disabilities. A survey was emailed to 243 faculty members at a medium-sized public four-year University in Central Arkansas and resulted in 59 responses. The survey contained 26 prompts with 9 being demographic based questions. Other than the demographic questions, the other 17 prompts were created using an alternating Likert scale with opposing values assigned to 1 and 7. These prompts followed themes regarding knowledge of the disabilities services, institutional support and personal teaching policies. Findings found that majority of faculty had a positive attitude when it regarded policies that provided students with accommodations as well as understanding of the services. However, findings also indicated a strong need for additional training when it came to these policies. Statically significant differences in perceptions were found among faculty of differing prior training levels and gender. Implications and further findings are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Baker, Blakely A., "Faculty Perceptions in Working with Students with Disabilities Who Have Accomodations" (2024). ATU Research Symposium. 47.
https://orc.library.atu.edu/atu_rs/2024/2024/47
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Faculty Perceptions in Working with Students with Disabilities Who Have Accomodations
Face-to-face
This research investigated the university faculty members’ attitudes towards accommodations for students with disabilities. A survey was emailed to 243 faculty members at a medium-sized public four-year University in Central Arkansas and resulted in 59 responses. The survey contained 26 prompts with 9 being demographic based questions. Other than the demographic questions, the other 17 prompts were created using an alternating Likert scale with opposing values assigned to 1 and 7. These prompts followed themes regarding knowledge of the disabilities services, institutional support and personal teaching policies. Findings found that majority of faculty had a positive attitude when it regarded policies that provided students with accommodations as well as understanding of the services. However, findings also indicated a strong need for additional training when it came to these policies. Statically significant differences in perceptions were found among faculty of differing prior training levels and gender. Implications and further findings are discussed.