Building Inclusive Higher Education

Some thoughts on an Inclusive Higher Education system

Links between inclusive education and inclusive research

In recent years, particularly since the Salamanca Statement (UNESCO, 1994), considerable attention has been given to inclusive education. The concept of inclusive research has also emerged (Walmsley and Johnson, 2003). Initially this was associated with people with learning disabilities but now has a wider application. The two concepts have some shared values and the links between inclusive edu...

Process of Building Reference Ontology for Higher Education

Most ontologies are application ontologies, that are not reusable and are difficult to link together as they are too specific. Reference ontology is able to contribute significantly in reducing the issue of ontology applications specificity. Particularly considering higher education domain, we think that a reference ontology dedicated to this knowledge area, can be regarded as a valuable tool f...

Building the curriculum in higher education: a conceptual framework

In need for a common language and a tool stimulating a more holistic and longterm approach to curriculum development the Academic Development Unit of the KU Leuven developed a conceptual scheme to be used as a mindmap by all stakeholders working on curricula. Key concepts underpinning various views on curriculum development were identified from literature. Next different conceptions on curricul...

Building a successful partnership in higher education institutions

Educational partnership becomes a common practice in higher education. This study clarifies the practices of educational partnership in higher education institutions. A model of educational partnership has been built to identify its successful factors. The five determinants to the partnership’s success are the following: commitment to partnerships, curriculum and learning, quality and risk mana...