Cameron, H. and Billington, T. (2017) ‘Just deal with it’: neoliberalism in dyslexic students’ talk about dyslexia and learning at university. Studies in Higher Education, 42 (8). pp. 1358-1372. ISSN 0307-5079
Abstract
There are different ways of theorising dyslexia and different ways of constructing meanings around dyslexia in different learning contexts. This paper considers the role of neoliberalist ideology in shaping conversations about dyslexia and ‘fairness’ during two focus group conversations analysed as part of a study into the discursive construction of dyslexia in higher education. Ideological analysis was undertaken with reference to Gee's discourse analysis and Willig's concept of the use of discursive resources in interaction. Investigation identified neoliberalist ideology as a powerful voice within the analysed texts, and as directive for identity and action. This paper argues that recognition of the ways in which neoliberalist ideology shapes everyday conversation about learning and learning differences is vital in the construction and maintenance of fairer higher education in the UK.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Society for Research into Higher Education. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Studies in Higher Education. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | discourse; dyslexia; higher education; ideology; neoliberalism |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Student Services (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 09 Mar 2016 10:50 |
Last Modified: | 28 May 2019 15:24 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2015.1092510 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/03075079.2015.1092510 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:96224 |