Higher Education Students’ Experiences with Group Work

The focus of this project will be on how to improve co-working or peer-working with mixed-ability (disabled and non-disabled) groups. Other researchers have outlined that peerworking can increase a sense of community and satisfaction with university courses. We want to investigate if and why there are any barriers to group work for disabled students, and how to dismantle these barriers.

Please read the content of this web page. A sign-up opportunity is at the bottom of the page.

Invitation

Thank you for your interest in this study. We would like to invite you to take part in this research project. Before you decide whether or not to participate, we have provided further information on this study.

This project is part of Grace Stangroome’s PhD as part of the Diverse-Ability Lab in the School of Computer Science at the University of Bristol (UoB).

Can I participate?

To take part in this study, you must meet the eligibility criteria for taking part, which are:

You can provide consent

AND You can read and converse in English

AND You fulfill one of the following:

Current Student

18+ Current Student in a UK University AND you’ve worked in a group in University before OR

Former Student

18+ Former Student of a UK University whose studies were incomplete, and you consider yourself to be disabled AND you’ve worked in a group in University before OR

Stakeholder

A unit director at a UK University OR

An Education Officer in a UK University OR

A stakeholder involved with the above-mentioned groups

Further information and contact details

You can find more detail on the further information page.

If you have any concerns related to your participation in this study or would like further information, please get in touch with the organiser at

If you have any concerns related to your participation in this study, please get in touch with the Faculty of Engineering Research Ethics Committee via the Research Governance Team,

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