Aruna Devi

Aruna Devi is an Associate Lecturer in School of Education and Tertiary Access at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. She received her doctoral qualification from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia with an Excellence in Doctoral Research Award for a thesis on “Preparing Teachers to Instruct Students with Autism in Inclusive Settings: Australian Pre-Service Teachers' and Recent Graduates' Perspectives - An Exploratory Case Study”. Dr Devi received her Master of Educational Studies degree in Special and Inclusive Education from The University of Queensland, Australia with the Faculty Dean's Honours Award, Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary Education) from The University of Adelaide, Australia, Bachelor of Secondary Education from University of the South Pacific, Fiji, and Graduate Certificate of Education (Tertiary Teaching) from University of Southern Queensland, Australia. Dr Devi's research interests are in student learning and development, disability studies, autism and teacher education, health and wellbeing, neurodiversity and inclusion, socio-cognitive theories for self-efficacy, and emerging artificial intelligence applications to health and education sectors.

Publications

Exploring Online Education and Students With Disabilities in Higher Education
Exploring Online Education and Students With Disabilities in Higher Education
Aruna Devi. © 2023. 15 pages.
The chapter examines online self-efficacy among students with disabilities, their preferences for studying online, and their challenges, as well as accessible online courses...