This book is a recourse for the readers who would like to learn more about the background of inclusion and diversity in higher education in Flanders, Germany, Greece, Poland, Turkiye and the UK. Rather than the differences, the focus is on how inclusive education will make higher education more functional for both students and teachers.
This book is an intellectual output of the European Project JOINME2 Promoting Inclusive Education in Tertiary Level aiming at equipping Higher Education (HE) instructors with the necessary competencies in equality and diversity to promote a learning environment which is more inclusive.

Inclusive Education: Definition and Conceptual Framework is a recourse for the readers who would like to learn more about the background of inclusion and diversity in higher education in Flanders, Germany, Greece, Poland, Turkiye and the UK. Rather than the differences, the authors wanted to discuss the common ground of how inclusive education will make higher education more functional for both students and teachers.

This book is an intellectual output of the European Project JOINME2 Promoting Inclusive Education in Tertiary Level aiming at equipping Higher Education (HE) instructors with the necessary competencies in equality and diversity to promote a learning environment which is more inclusive and therefore more effective because only then does a conversation about real education become possible.

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Working at Izmir University of Economics, School of Foreign Languages since 2008, Nesrin Oruç Ertürk has earned her PhD degree from Anadolu University in 2007, assigned as an Assoc. Prof. Dr. in 2014 and appointed as Prof. Dr. in 2019. Her main interest areas are Lifelong Learning, teacher training, and second language acquisition. She has published many books and has many articles published in national and international journals. She has carried research and taught abroad in departments of linguistics at different universities (State University of New York, SUNY, USA; Universidad de Alcala, Spain). Since 2015, she has been assigned as the director of EKOSEM (Izmir University of Economics, Continuing Education Center) and is a member of the Executive Board of TUSEM (The Council of Turkish Universities Continuing Education Centers). Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Psychology at the Institute of Pedagogy, Pomeranian University in Slupsk. Academic teacher, coordinator of East Partnership and Erasmus+ programmes, participant and a coordinator of international projects, member of scientific societies (APA, ISSBD, ISSID, ATTE, IPiE and others) and author of monography and numerous scientific articles in the field of Psychology of Individual Difference, Developmental Psychology, Psychology of Gifted and Talented and Psychology of Dance. BONNA, Franziska, Dr. (she/her): Post-doc researcher at the University of Bremen, Germany in the Institute of Technology and Education in the department of "Educational Trajectories and Diversity". Her research focusses on Inclusive Adult Education, Pedagogical Professionality in a Diverse Society and Inclusion in Higher Education. Dr. Vana Chiou is a faculty member (Laboratory Teaching Staff) at the Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, Greece. Her research interests focus on contemporary teaching methods, assessment, teacher training, and inclusion in education. She is also a co-editor of the book series Voices from the Classroom (Waxmann Publications). She has contributed to various publications, including edited volumes, book chapters, and articles in both Greek and international journals. Additionally, she has participated in and co-coordinated several European projects. Dr. Alisha M.B. Heinemann, Diplom-Pädagogin, hat in der Erwachsenenbildungswissenschaft promoviert und arbeitet aktuell als Post-doc Universitätsassistentin im Arbeitsbereich Deutsch als Zweitsprache der Universität Wien. Ihre Forschungsschwerpunkte sind Deutsch als Zweitsprache, Literalitäts- und Adressatenforschung in der Erwachsenenbildung sowie kritische Migrationsforschung. Oliver Holz, Prof. Dr. phil., M.A. (1970); MA in educational sciences and psychology; PhD in educational sciences; coordinator and organiser of European network(s); research with the emphasis on comparative educational science; employed at the KU Leuven, various publications on relevant educational subjects. Working at Izmir University of Economics, School of Foreign Languages since 2008, Nesrin Oruç Ertürk has earned her PhD degree from Anadolu University in 2007, assigned as an Assoc. Prof. Dr. in 2014 and appointed as Prof. Dr. in 2019. Her main interest areas are Lifelong Learning, teacher training, and second language acquisition. She has published many books and has many articles published in national and international journals. She has carried research and taught abroad in departments of linguistics at different universities (State University of New York, SUNY, USA; Universidad de Alcala, Spain). Since 2015, she has been assigned as the director of EKOSEM (Izmir University of Economics, Continuing Education Center) and is a member of the Executive Board of TUSEM (The Council of Turkish Universities Continuing Education Centers).