Inclusive universities: evidence from the Erasmus program

Abstract The Erasmus Program is the main international mobility program in Europe and worldwide. Since its launch in 1987, it has been growing both in terms of participants and budget devoted to its activities. However, despite the possibility to obtain additional funding, the participation of stude...

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Autores principales:	Luca De Benedictis, Silvia Leoni
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	SpringerOpen 2021
Materias:	Erasmus Disability Special needs Gender bias Inclusiveness Social network analysis Applied mathematics. Quantitative methods T57-57.97
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:94f360294ef84d73ab2592a1bab33eb42021-11-07T12:18:56ZInclusive universities: evidence from the Erasmus program10.1007/s41109-021-00419-x2364-8228https://doaj.org/article/94f360294ef84d73ab2592a1bab33eb42021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-021-00419-xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2364-8228Abstract The Erasmus Program is the main international mobility program in Europe and worldwide. Since its launch in 1987, it has been growing both in terms of participants and budget devoted to its activities. However, despite the possibility to obtain additional funding, the participation of students with special needs in the program remains extremely low. This work quantifies the participation of these students to Erasmus and explores the network of universities involved in their mobility, along the period 2008–2013. In addition, it proposes a novel index to measure the level of inclusiveness of universities welcoming international students with disabilities. Quantifying and analyzing this aspect could be the basis for better designing targeted policies and for widening the participation of students with impairments to international mobility.Luca De BenedictisSilvia LeoniSpringerOpenarticleErasmusDisabilitySpecial needsGender biasInclusivenessSocial network analysisApplied mathematics. Quantitative methodsT57-57.97ENApplied Network Science, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-21 (2021)
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topic	Erasmus Disability Special needs Gender bias Inclusiveness Social network analysis Applied mathematics. Quantitative methods T57-57.97
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description	Abstract The Erasmus Program is the main international mobility program in Europe and worldwide. Since its launch in 1987, it has been growing both in terms of participants and budget devoted to its activities. However, despite the possibility to obtain additional funding, the participation of students with special needs in the program remains extremely low. This work quantifies the participation of these students to Erasmus and explores the network of universities involved in their mobility, along the period 2008–2013. In addition, it proposes a novel index to measure the level of inclusiveness of universities welcoming international students with disabilities. Quantifying and analyzing this aspect could be the basis for better designing targeted policies and for widening the participation of students with impairments to international mobility.
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Inclusive universities: evidence from the Erasmus program

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