Why this course

Students bring to classroom different characteristics such as ability and disability, socio-economic background, race, ethnicity, and cultural background, beliefs and religion, and gender characteristics. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 4 aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all (United Nations, 2015).

Intended learning outcomes

• Develop a critical understanding of the concepts and assumptions about diversity and difference, including notions of ability and disability, socio-economic background, race, ethnicity, and cultural background, beliefs and religion, and gender.
• Develop awareness of historical and contemporary definitions of inclusive education, taking into account policy, theories and models.
• Develop the ability to critically analyse contexts in order to identify barriers to developing inclusive and equitable quality education for all learners.
• Develop knowledge about ways to develop inclusive and equitable quality education for all learners, taking into account their diverse characteristics and needs.

How to register

Registration is free

The course is hosted on an external learning platform, Coursera.