Social Dimension of Higher Education in Europe

The social dimension of higher education emphasises the need to create more flexible learning and participation pathways within higher education for all students. In recent years, several projects have been developed and research groups created that have allowed considerable progress in the promotion and monitoring of more inclusive policies in this field. However, designing and implementing programmes providing attention to vulnerable groups remains a challenge for universities. Including the most significant contributions of the European project ACCESS4ALL, the book presents conceptual aspects related to the inclusive university, such as the quality and transitions linked to the treatment of diversity, good inclusion practices in six European countries, and a set of tools to identify dysfunctions and promote inclusion in higher education. Contributors are: Kati Clements, Fabio Dovigo, Joaquin Gairin, Romita Iucu, Miguel Jeronimo, Lisa Lucas, Tiina Makela, Elena Marin, Saana Mehtala, Fernanda Paula Pinheiro, David Rodriguez-Gomez, Cecilia Ines Suarez, Mihaela Stingu and Sue Timmis.