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Inclusion

The acquisition of knowledge and comptences is very important for the wellbeing of individual citizens. “Key competences in the EU framework are those that ‘all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, active citizenship, social inclusion and employment’ (Gordon et al, 2009)”. Inclusion – in this context access to learning key knowledge and competences for all – is very important for our knowledge society.

This week, we want to discuss what challenges and opportunities we see ahead if we want to achieve a learning society for all European citizens. Are there threats to inclusion, as depicted in the storyline below? What can be done about this? And what should be the roles of government and private organizations? The story below is about Chanta, a 6 year old girl that emigrated with her parents from Cambodia to France and finds herself in the uncomfortable position of having to attend school without speaking the language. The question is how we can ensure that education is inclusive, also to fragile groups in society such as immigrants or disabled people. Based on your input, we will write a short summary of the main points and share that with the Future of Learning community.