Background: Women, ethnic minorities, and LGBTQIA+ people have historically been excluded from the engineering profession. When they do pursue engineering, they often face challenges within both education and industry. Retention is a growing issue; for example, women in industry have significantly higher turnover rates than men.…

The proportion of individuals with intellectual disabilities in Myanmar has risen significantly over the past decade, highlighting the growing need for inclusive education and support systems. However, the inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities in general education settings remains slow. The current study examines the challenges and…

The objectives of the present study were, on the one hand, to analyse the internal consistency of four questionnaires referring to the perception and knowledge of inclusion and cooperative learning (CL), and on the other, to discover the perception and knowledge of inclusion and CL in Physical Education (PE) of university students studying courses…

This paper provides a comparative analysis of national rationales to higher education internationalization in the global north and south countries using content analysis. The results reveal that the socio-economic rationales are dominant across most of the 27 sampled countries. However, they manifest differently across the global north and global…

This book offers a much-needed look at the impact of our attainment-driven education system on those children considered 'low attainers'. It reveals how difficult they find it to feel good about themselves, their capacity to learn and their futures, as well as shedding light on the role schools are playing in maintaining inequality and the…

Centered on personal reflection and storytelling, this volume weaves together narratives of educational resilience, kinship, and auntie support to highlight the importance of Indigenous perspectives in all learning spaces. Bringing together the experiences of community members, students, mothers, aunties, and academics, it shows how the voices of…

Rural Community Colleges serve as community hubs for their regions and often times provide the only access to higher education for miles around. Like community colleges around the country, rural community colleges also provide access to Students of Color at greater rates than their 4-year university peers. Yet, equity-driven practices in rural…

High-quality teaching is vital for accommodating the individualised learning needs of diverse students. However, compared with specific explicit teaching practices, teaching styles that determine their use of teaching methods have received much less attention. This study investigated the contributions of inclusive education teachers' work…

Alternative provision (AP), in particular Pupil Referral Units (PRUs), have been criticised as a forgotten part of the education system, side-lined and stigmatised as somewhere only the very worst behaved pupils go. In response to this criticism, PRUs have now been academised to become AP Academies and new AP schools have been set up--AP Free…

International student numbers are growing globally, yet their inclusion and engagement within university communities remain underexplored. Existing research highlights the importance of international students' participation in extracurricular activities (ECAs) and student government organisations (SGOs) in fostering inclusion and belonging.…

In the context of growing demands for inclusive and flexible pedagogical practices in higher education, this study explores how university lecturers can transform their teaching through the lens of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Grounded in a pedagogical innovation initiative, this pilot study followed four higher education lecturers over…

This study aimed to develop and validate the Teachers' Attitudes Towards Inclusive Education (TATIE) scale among pre-service teachers in Iraqi Kurdistan. The TATIE scale was adapted and translated into Kurdish. A sample of 455 pre-service teachers participated in the study. Data were collected via a structured survey. Construct validity was…

This case tells the story of how Superintendent Evelyn James supported her district's commitment to an equity-oriented leadership initiative while also navigating new anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion legislation targeted at schools and districts. This case focuses on the impact of district-level professional learning communities, the…

Many scholars have documented the critical importance of youth having access to spaces of joy and homeplaces in which they learn to matter. Research has shown that Black LGBTQ+ youth often struggle to locate homeplaces and spaces of joy in K-12 schooling contexts due to societal beliefs flowing from anti-blackness, (hetero)sexism, homophobia,…

Inclusive education refers to an educational approach in which all students can learn and participate in the mainstream school system. The successful implementation of inclusive practices is strongly determined by teachers' attitudes toward inclusive education and teacher training is one of several factors influencing these attitudes. Given the…