Disability and Inclusion Studies
Disability and Inclusion Studies at Waikato is an interdisciplinary field studied through research and practice in education, human rights law and the social sciences. It takes an intersectional perspective firmly informed by the lived experiences of disabled people and critical disability studies approaches.
Study Disability and Inclusion Studies at Waikato and engage in developing your knowledge and skills of this specialised field by drawing on national and international contemporary theory, policy and practice. The lived experiences of people with a disability underpin the teaching and learning in this subject.
Each of the three qualifications available in this subject, the Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and Master of Disability and Inclusion Studies, draw on a social interactional model of disability that critically engages with questions of identity, ableism and rights through tackling key questions of inclusion in research, policy and practice.
Students interested in shaping social change in disability and inclusion, through inclusive research and innovative co-developed policy and practice, will gain skills and knowledge accessing leading national and international thinkers and practitioners. Pathways into further research, academic careers in teaching and research, policy leadership and advocacy are created through this course.
As a graduate, you will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of concepts, issues and debates in the area of disability studies, particularly in your own research. Thinking critically and creatively, you will evaluate current issues, research and advanced scholarship in the field of disability studies and work proactively to develop professional relationships with others in the field.
Key information
| Study Locations: | Hamilton, Tauranga Papers offered differ by location. The Catalogue of Papers has full location info. |
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Career opportunities
- Researcher
- Academic
- Senior Practitioner in disability services support and management
- Policy and Project Worker/Analyst
- Disability Advocate
- Inclusion Practitioner
- Inclusive Educator
Study in Tauranga
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Many postgraduate papers are taught either fully online or partially online, with some papers having block on-campus requirements at either our Hamilton or Tauranga campus. These requirements are paper dependent.
Papers
Available Disability and Inclusion Studies papers
500 Level
| Code | Paper Title | Points | Occurrence / Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNS546 | Conflict Resolution: Restorative Approaches | 30.0 | 23B (Block) |
| This paper develops the skills of facilitating conflict resolution using mediation, conferencing and other types of restorative and generative conversations in families, schools and other contexts. A narrative perspective on conflict resolution features strongly in the paper. | |||
| DINST521 | Critical Studies in Disability and Inclusion | 30.0 | 23A (Online) |
| This paper critically explores an intersectional understanding of disability and inclusion using Critical Disability Studies and Disability Studies in Education perspectives. It engages with ideas of equality and social inclusion and the social barriers and enablers to equal access in education, health and other social systems. The... | |||
| DINST522 | Inclusion Policy and Practice: A Disability Rights Approach | 30.0 | 23B (Online) |
| Framed by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities, this paper explores learning, living, working and playing from the perspectives of disabled people in Aotearoa and internationally. It looks at how disabled people have and continue to shape the way human rights of disabled people are understood, an... | |||
| EDUCA500 | Culturally Responsive Methodologies incorporating kaupapa Māori and Critical Theories | 30.0 | 23X (Block - Tauranga) |
| Culturally Responsive Methodologies utilise kaupapa Maori and critical theoretical frameworks to develop contexts within which the researched community can define the terms for engaging, relating and co-creating new knowledge. | |||
| EDUCA557 | Becoming a researcher: theory, ethics and methods | 30.0 | 23A (Online), 23B (Online) & 23H (Block) |
| This paper introduces students to the major educational research paradigms, methodologies appropriate to collecting data in schools (including interviews, observations, surveys, case studies), action research, literature reviews, critiquing research, and report writing. It includes consideration of ethical issues in research. | |||
| EDUCA590 | Directed Study | 30.0 | 23I (Hamilton) & 23I (Online) |
| Students have the opportunity to pursue a topic of their own interest under the guidance of academic staff. | |||
| EDUCA592 | Dissertation | 60.0 | 23X (Hamilton), 23X (Online) & 23X (Tauranga) |
| A report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical investigation. | |||
| EDUCA593 | Education Thesis | 90.0 | 23X (Hamilton), 23X (Online) & 23X (Tauranga) |
| An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research. | |||
| EDUCA594 | Education Thesis | 120.0 | 23X (Hamilton), 23X (Online) & 23X (Tauranga) |
| An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research. | |||
| MAOED500 | Rangahau Kaupapa Māori - Kaupapa Māori Research | 30.0 | 23X (Hamilton) |
| This paper seeks to explore Kaupapa Maori research theory and methodologies, developing more informed and culturally located and responsive research practice, with a particular focus on researching in Maori educational contexts. | |||
| MAOED523 | Māori Educational Policies: Their Development and Some Strategic Responses | 30.0 | 23X (Block - Tauranga) |
| This paper examines the historical and contemporary politics and practices that have contributed to the current education disparities that affect Maori people in particular, but also the wider fabric of New Zealand society. The paper then considers historical and contemporary policies developed to address these disparities and a nu... | |||
Subject requirements
Disability and Inclusion Studies is available as a subject in the Postgraduate Certificate and the Postgraduate Diploma.
Disability and Inclusion Studies is available as a subject in the Postgraduate Certificate and the Postgraduate Diploma. It is available as a specialisation in the Master of Disability and Inclusion Studies.
Postgraduate Certificate (Disability and Inclusion Studies)
The Postgraduate Certificate is a 60 point course. Students must complete DINST521 Contemporary Issues in Disability and Inclusion Studies (30 points) and a further 30 points from 500 level Disabilities and Inclusion Studies papers.
Postgraduate Diploma (Disability and Inclusion Studies)
The Postgraduate Diploma is an 120 point course. Students must complete DINST521 Contemporary Issues in Disability and Inclusion Studies (30 points) and a further 90 points from 500 level Disabilities and Inclusion Studies papers.
Entry requirements
Bachelor's degree or equivalent, and study at an advanced level in the same subject, or demonstrated adequate training, experience, and ability to proceed with the proposed programme.
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Graduate study options
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Master of Disability and Inclusion Studies
Studying the Master of Disability and Inclusion, you will complete core Disability and Inclusion Studies papers, options papers and research in the form of a Directed Study, Dissertation or Thesis. You can complete the course at a level and pace that suits you and your study goals.
Contacts
Te Kura Toi Tangata School of Education
Programme Administrators - Postgraduate and Research
Tracey Rowan
Phone: (+64) 7 838 4466 Ext: 7721
Email: [email protected]
Jinah Lee
Phone: (+64) 7 838 4466 Ext: 7870
Email: [email protected]
Programme Leader
Associate Professor Patsie Frawley
Email: [email protected]
Academic Coordinator Tauranga
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