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Résumé :
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"This IRB-exempt, exploratory, mixed-methods study aims to show how integrating social representations of people, places, and things known as imaginaries can enhance a nutrition course for non-traditional adult learners early in academic programs to support their success. Using an Elicit, Design, Create, Deploy, and Research (EDCDR) process, the accommodations-eligible health imaginaries were embedded into resources and activities in the nutrition course to achieve universal design goals. Through an exploratory mixed methods approach, we evaluated the impact of these health and wellness-focused imaginaries on improving learners’ self-awareness and advocacy following curriculum adjustments. Pre-test and post-test course surveys of the intervention led to a small positive shift in scores, indicating increased student awareness and confidence regarding accommodation eligibility, timing, success, and faculty fairness. The Mann–Whitney U test revealed significant difference in students’ awareness and knowledge of accommodations and ADA resources following the intervention. Key areas of improvement included understanding accommodation eligibility (z = −11.51, p
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