Inclusive universities: evidence from the Erasmus program

Applied Network Science

Luca De Benedictis¹  Silvia Leoni² 

[1] Department of Economics and Law, University of Macerata, Via Crescimbeni 14, 62100, Macerata, Italy;Department of Business and Management, Luiss, Viale Romania 32, 00197, Rome, Italy;School of Business, University of Leicester, London Road 266, LE2 1RQ, Leicester, UK;

关键词: Erasmus;    Disability;    Special needs;    Gender bias;    Inclusiveness;    Social network analysis;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s41109-021-00419-x

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

CC BY