Karen Beauchamp‐Pryor
Biographic Data
| ID | 6590698 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Beauchamp‐Pryor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Beauchamp‐Pryor |
| SIGNATURE | PRYOR K B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swansea University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Purpose, Process and Future Direction of Disability Research
Purpose, Process and Future Direction of Disability Research brings together the collective experience of an international network of early career researchers who set out to discuss the complexity of researching disability. As newcomers to the research process, the researchers detail their apprehensions about embarking on doctoral research, together with the struggles they experienced along the way, and importantly the motivation that drove them …
Changes in the political and policy response towards disabled students in the British higher education system
This article maps a journey of political and policy change in the response towards disabled students studying in British higher education: changes which were underpinned by dominant perceptions about disability. Findings are drawn from an analysis of archival material linked to UK legislative and policy development, together with key informant data, which included the views of senior policy staff and disabled people. Recent changes in the respons…
From absent to active voices
This article discusses the representation and participation of disabled students in the development of higher education policy and provision within the UK, at both a national and institutional level. Findings are drawn from a doctoral study, which identified the importance of student participation in securing equality and inclusion. Power relationships and established boundaries are explored to ascertain how vocal disabled students are in these p…
Impairment, cure and identity
Discussion concerning the concept of cure has proved contentious within disability studies and the disability movement. This is because the ideology of 'normalising' the body has traditionally underpinned ideas about cure. Today, disability is increasingly understood in terms of oppression breaking the link with impairment. Therefore, to discuss cure re‐introduces impairment and an associated rhetoric of tragedy. In this article, I critically exp…
From absent to active voices
This article discusses the representation and participation of disabled students in the development of higher education policy and provision within the UK, at both a national and institutional level. Findings are drawn from a doctoral study, which identified the importance of student participation in securing equality and inclusion. Power relationships and established boundaries are explored to ascertain how vocal disabled students are in these p…
Impairment, cure and identity
Discussion concerning the concept of cure has proved contentious within disability studies and the disability movement. This is because the ideology of 'normalising' the body has traditionally underpinned ideas about cure. Today, disability is increasingly understood in terms of oppression breaking the link with impairment. Therefore, to discuss cure re‐introduces impairment and an associated rhetoric of tragedy. In this article, I critically exp…
Changes in the political and policy response towards disabled students in the British higher education system
This article maps a journey of political and policy change in the response towards disabled students studying in British higher education: changes which were underpinned by dominant perceptions about disability. Findings are drawn from an analysis of archival material linked to UK legislative and policy development, together with key informant data, which included the views of senior policy staff and disabled people. Recent changes in the respons…
From absent to active voices
This article discusses the representation and participation of disabled students in the development of higher education policy and provision within the UK, at both a national and institutional level. Findings are drawn from a doctoral study, which identified the importance of student participation in securing equality and inclusion. Power relationships and established boundaries are explored to ascertain how vocal disabled students are in these p…
Impairment, cure and identity
Discussion concerning the concept of cure has proved contentious within disability studies and the disability movement. This is because the ideology of 'normalising' the body has traditionally underpinned ideas about cure. Today, disability is increasingly understood in terms of oppression breaking the link with impairment. Therefore, to discuss cure re‐introduces impairment and an associated rhetoric of tragedy. In this article, I critically exp…
Purpose, Process and Future Direction of Disability Research
Purpose, Process and Future Direction of Disability Research brings together the collective experience of an international network of early career researchers who set out to discuss the complexity of researching disability. As newcomers to the research process, the researchers detail their apprehensions about embarking on doctoral research, together with the struggles they experienced along the way, and importantly the motivation that drove them …
Disability Rights and Representation (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Disability Education and Employment (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Healthcare innovation and challenges (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works)