Arsyad Subu Muhammad, Mottershead Richard, Mahmoud Sallam Ahmed, Maria Dias Jacqueline, Kavumpurath Janisha, Refaat Ahmed Fatma, Hesham Hijazi Heba, Sara Abraham Mini, Mohamed Al Marzouqi Alounoud, Seshan Vidya, Mohammed Elabed Shahd, Rajeh Saifan Ahmad, Azizur Rahman Syed, Al Yateem Nabeel
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Universitas Binawan, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Nursing Department, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
F1000Res. 2025 Jan 2;14:14. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.158481.1. eCollection 2025.
Higher education is experiencing an increase in students with disabilities, necessitating considering their interests and well-being when preparing educational services. Students with disabilities make up one of the most significant minority groups among students in terms of diversity.
This study explored the experiences of students with disabilities at a university in the United Arab Emirates. It also aimed to understand students with disabilities' social and academic experiences and the factors affecting their university persistence.
We used a descriptive qualitative research approach to understand how students with disabilities experience the phenomenon under study. Twenty-five students participated, chosen via purposeful sampling. The data was collected using semi-structured interviews, which were analyzed using content analysis.
We found four themes that emerged from this study: (1) perceptions about the university, (2) socialization and integration, (3) barriers to the university journey, and (4) support for the journey.
We found that students with disabilities indicated positive and negative perspectives and experiences. We recommend modifying the physical, social, and educational environments to support the education of students with disabilities. Future studies should employ a more varied sample and include academics and students to collect different perspectives while stressing the students' experiences.
高等教育中残疾学生的数量在增加,因此在准备教育服务时需要考虑他们的兴趣和福祉。就多样性而言,残疾学生是学生中最重要的少数群体之一。
本研究探讨了阿拉伯联合酋长国一所大学中残疾学生的经历。它还旨在了解残疾学生的社交和学术经历以及影响他们在大学持续学习的因素。
我们采用描述性定性研究方法来了解残疾学生如何体验所研究的现象。通过目的抽样选择了25名学生参与。数据通过半结构化访谈收集,并使用内容分析法进行分析。
我们发现本研究出现了四个主题:(1)对大学的看法,(2)社交与融入,(3)大学学习过程中的障碍,以及(4)对学习过程的支持。
我们发现残疾学生表达了积极和消极的观点及经历。我们建议改善物理、社交和教育环境,以支持残疾学生的教育。未来的研究应采用更多样化的样本,并纳入学者和学生以收集不同的观点,同时强调学生的经历。