Inclusion and Inclusive Education in Global South and North: Practices and Policies in UCL and University of Nairobi

Abstract

In this study, we investigate how Inclusion and Inclusive Education are conceptualised in the context of two Universities, University College London (UCL) and University of Nairobi (UoN) and what are the practices and policies that exist in these two institutions. For this we conducted reviews of the literature on Inclusion, Inclusive Education, disability, race and international/refugee students as well as analysed the policies and practices of the two Universities in two case studies. We developed a framework of concepts that were used for this analysis in both institutions and our preliminary findings from the surveys and interviews conducted to gain more insight into students’ and staff’s experiences of Inclusion and Inclusive education in the two Universities. We are also providing some provisional recommendations based on this analysis.

Presenters

George Giannopoulos
Lecturer, Physics and Astronomy, UCL, United Kingdom

Details

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Learning in Higher Education

KEYWORDS

Identity, Policy, Frameworks, Inclusion, Belonging