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Inclusive Universities in a Globalized World

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  • Liudvika Leišytė

    (Centre for Higher Education, TU Dortmund, Germany)

  • Rosemary Deem

    (School of Business & Management, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)

  • Charikleia Tzanakou

    (Centre for Diversity Policy and Research Practice, Oxford Brookes University, UK)

Abstract

This thematic issue of Social Inclusion focuses on universities as inclusive organisations in a variety of different countries and higher education (HE) systems. It explores how these institutions aim, succeed or fail to become inclusive organisations, what policies and processes help achieve these goals and how academics and students can become agents of change through inclusive teaching and research cultures. The contributions in this thematic issue point to the multi‐level as well as multi‐faceted challenges and characteristics of inclusion in HE in general and in universities in particular, based on both student and academic points of view. They offer innovative conceptual ways of thinking as well as measuring inclusion. Further, they point out the importance of context in understanding the challenges of achieving equality and inclusion in universities through country‐specific as well as cross‐country comparisons of various aspects of diversity and inclusivity. We hope this thematic issue will inspire theoretical thinking, support practitioners and encourage policy‐making about more responsible ways of defining and fostering inclusive universities in a globalised world.

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  • Liudvika Leišytė & Rosemary Deem & Charikleia Tzanakou, 2021. "Inclusive Universities in a Globalized World," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 9(3), pages 1-5.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:socinc:v9:y:2021:i:3:p:1-5
    DOI: 10.17645/si.v9i3.4632
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