Välkommen till Julie Allans installationsföreläsning:
Inclusion: How far have we come and how far can we go?
Julie Allan
Professor i jämlikhet och inkludering vid University of Birmingham, School of Education. https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/education/allan-julie
Abstract
The question of whether inclusion has gone too far is being raised by a growing number of people. In Sweden, this has been formalised in a governmental declaration that also recommends that children with special needs should have access to specialist segregated provision. In this lecture, the question of how far we have come towards inclusive education is considered, drawing on international research, and the barriers to progress, that come from the system, attitudes and outcomes, are identified. In reflecting on how far we can go, the case will be made for recognising the diversity and creativity among teachers and school leaders. The capabilities of teachers and school leaders in finding inclusive possibilities for their students will be illustrated with the findings of an international research project, DIGITAL (Diversifying Inclusion and Growth: Inclusive Technologies for Accessible Learning) in the time of Coronavirus. The aim is to provoke discussion of how to ensure teachers, school leaders, teacher educators and researchers can fully contribute to inclusion and to consider how far we can go.