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What does a successful diversity policy look like? Diversity as the most valuable tool to make learning potential flourish
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Most universities and university colleges are located in different major cities, and it
is in these metropolitan areas that we speak more and more of 'super diversity'. Most
institutions of higher education are therefore working on the development of a
diversity plan to deal with this diversity. Diversity policy then means recognise and
accept the unique qualities, talents of all students (and staff) to enable opportunities
to fully develop the potential of students.
Figures show that students with diverse characteristics still run into a number of
barriers, causing them to leave school faster or not to obtain a diploma. And this
while higher education should strive for equal educational opportunities for every
student. To grow towards inclusion, we need to align our educational environment
and education practice to the learning needs and talents of each student in the
diverse student population and this should all be captured in a decent, wellstructured
diversity policy.
This publication tries to clarify the barriers that students encounter with various
characteristics and how we can then tackle these barriers in an integral diversity
policy showing two different examples out of the educational practice. Only
structural and inclusive changes in education and curricula are the solution to
create an inclusive environment. In other words: creating a welcoming community
that engages all of its diversity in the services of student and organizational learning
by installing three important pillars: (1) inclusive culture, (2) implementing
inclusive practices and (3) anchoring inclusive policy.
Tijdschrift: EAPRIL 2015 Proceedings
ISSN: 2406-4653
Volume: 4
Pagina's: 193 - 203
Jaar van publicatie:2017
Toegankelijkheid:Closed