Experiences for Educational Equalities in Higher Education
A special issue of Education Sciences (ISSN 2227-7102). This special issue belongs to the section "Special and Inclusive Education".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2025 | Viewed by 55
Special Issue Editors
Interests: inclusion; public policies; poverty; education
Interests: education; inclusion; public policies; school family relationship; strategic planning in education; school management and administration; public policies in education
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the last decade, the struggle to achieve inclusive education in the Western world has intensified. Problems persist, but some progress has been made in primary and secondary education, particularly in terms of reducing school dropout and retention rates. In Higher Education, however, access and success indicators show a scenario closer to “old times” (Capucha, 2023). The disparities in access and success in Higher Education institutions are still very high, negatively affecting students from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds, immigrants or those from immigrant families (OECD, 2024) and students with disabilities (Brewer et al., 2023; Capucha, 2023) Another issue is the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields (OECD, 2024). These are just some of the topics that have been debated in relation to inclusive education in Higher Education, which has led academics to perform more systematic studies on these issues as well as initiatives to promote inclusion in the institutions where they teach. With this Special Issue, we aim to showcase some of these more recent studies and initiatives. Please feel free to send in articles (until the 15th of November 2025) about the following themes:
- Transition from secondary to Higher Education.
- Equitable access and success in Higher Education.
- Initiatives to promote inclusion in Higher Education and their results.
Please do let us know if you are interested in contributing with an article for this Special Issue until the 18th of April 2025.
References
- Brewer, G., Urwin, E., Witham, B. (2023). Disabled student experiences of Higher Education, Disability & Society, 40:1, 108-127.
- Capucha, L. (2023). Ensaio sobre o acesso ao ensino superior: a longa batalha pela inclusão educativa em Portugal, Revista Educação e Políticas em Debate – v. 12, n. 3, p. 1019-1036.
- OECD (2024), Education at a Glance 2024: OECD Indicators, OECD Publishing, Paris.
Prof. Dr. Luís Capucha
Dr. Eva Gonçalves
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- inclusion
- higher education
- studies
- experiences
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