Examining hurdles in the strategic implementation of Universal Design for Learning in schools

Dr. Fovet was awarded Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council funds for a project to explore impediments to implementing the Universal Design for Learning in schools.

This project seeks to examine hurdles which impede the strategic implementation of Universal Design for Learning in schools. While there has been much interest in UDL within the K-12 sector across Canada over the last decade, few projects or communities of practice succeed in scaling up their efforts and presenting sustainable models for whole-school implementation. This study explores facilitators and stressors encountered by UDL advocates in the K-12 sector in order to propose an institutional model for buy-in that takes into account eco-systemic realities and pressures.