Neurodiverse inclusive social work education considered through a student partnership.
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| Title: | Neurodiverse inclusive social work education considered through a student partnership. |
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| Authors: | Salisbury, Yasmine1 (AUTHOR), Foster, Richard1 (AUTHOR), Hill, Siobhan1 (AUTHOR), Buck, Gillian1 (AUTHOR) g.buck@chester.ac.uk |
| Source: | Social Work Education. Aug2025, Vol. 44 Issue 5, p1215-1230. 16p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Neurodiversity, *Social work education, *Teaching methods, *Group work in education, Inclusion (Disability rights), Narrative inquiry (Research method), Participatory design |
| Abstract: | To improve inclusion in one social work teaching department, a 'Students-as-Partners' project employed four social work students with lived experience of neurodiversity to work in partnership with staff on pedagogical design. The student partners' role was to evaluate teaching and learning through neurodivergent lenses and co-design strategies to enhance provision. Higher education can often adopt an individualized, adaptive approach to difference , rather than a social approach to inclusion where whole courses and environments are designed with neurotypical and neurodivergent learners in mind. 'Neurodiversity' offers social work education a constructive new paradigm for understanding learning experiences and for considering individuals' strengths alongside challenges. Using a reflective, critical storytelling approach , this article weaves published research findings with the experiences of three student partners and one staff partner, to reflect on and analyze a Students-as-Partners neurodiversity pilot. We conclude that educational designs which actively include the perspectives and ideas of neurodivergent students can deepen understanding of individual challenges and strengths and facilitate the co-creation of more inclusive teaching and assessment strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | To improve inclusion in one social work teaching department, a 'Students-as-Partners' project employed four social work students with lived experience of neurodiversity to work in partnership with staff on pedagogical design. The student partners' role was to evaluate teaching and learning through neurodivergent lenses and co-design strategies to enhance provision. Higher education can often adopt an individualized, adaptive approach to difference , rather than a social approach to inclusion where whole courses and environments are designed with neurotypical and neurodivergent learners in mind. 'Neurodiversity' offers social work education a constructive new paradigm for understanding learning experiences and for considering individuals' strengths alongside challenges. Using a reflective, critical storytelling approach , this article weaves published research findings with the experiences of three student partners and one staff partner, to reflect on and analyze a Students-as-Partners neurodiversity pilot. We conclude that educational designs which actively include the perspectives and ideas of neurodivergent students can deepen understanding of individual challenges and strengths and facilitate the co-creation of more inclusive teaching and assessment strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 02615479 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02615479.2024.2378915 |
