TY - JOUR
T1 - Student perspectives on disclosure of mental illness in post-compulsory education: displacing doxa
AU - Venville, Annie
AU - Street, Annette Fay
AU - Fossey, Eleanor
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This paper reports findings from a 12-month Australian study exploring beliefs and experiences of disclosure and course success in post-compulsory education for 20 students with mental illness. Enrolled students with disclosed or non-disclosed mental illness, teaching and support staff, and institutional practices across four sites providing vocational education and training were the three cases selected for this collective case study. Students participated in two semi-structured interviews over the course of one academic year. Disclosure was not preferred by students, most fearing that it would negatively impact upon their capacity to obtain employment in the occupation for which they were training. Further research exploring the processes, timing and outcomes of disclosure, in a wide range of post-secondary settings and with larger numbers of students, would allow for a deeper exploration of issues raised by this small study.
AB - This paper reports findings from a 12-month Australian study exploring beliefs and experiences of disclosure and course success in post-compulsory education for 20 students with mental illness. Enrolled students with disclosed or non-disclosed mental illness, teaching and support staff, and institutional practices across four sites providing vocational education and training were the three cases selected for this collective case study. Students participated in two semi-structured interviews over the course of one academic year. Disclosure was not preferred by students, most fearing that it would negatively impact upon their capacity to obtain employment in the occupation for which they were training. Further research exploring the processes, timing and outcomes of disclosure, in a wide range of post-secondary settings and with larger numbers of students, would allow for a deeper exploration of issues raised by this small study.
UR - http://goo.gl/fST2M2
U2 - 10.1080/09687599.2013.844101
DO - 10.1080/09687599.2013.844101
M3 - Article
SN - 0968-7599
VL - 29
SP - 792
EP - 806
JO - Disability and Society
JF - Disability and Society
IS - 5
ER -