THE ROLE OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN PROMOTING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS
THE ROLE OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN PROMOTING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS

Summary/Abstract: The present article examines the role of inclusive education in promoting diversity, equity, and active participation within the contemporary educational process. The article commences with a paradigm shift that reframes student difference as a normal feature of any classroom rather than a deviation to be corrected. It then traces the conceptual, historical, and theoretical foundations of the inclusive education movement, from international policy frameworks to the debates surrounding integration, mainstreaming, and inclusion. The text then goes on to analyse how inclusive practices can offer concrete support for diversity, equity and participation. It also discusses teaching strategies and the role of the teacher in implementing differentiated, universally designed instruction. Finally, it identifies the structural, attitudinal and resource-related barriers that continue to hinder full implementation, both internationally and within the Romanian education system. The article concludes that inclusive education requires a comprehensive redesign of pedagogy for the whole classroom, rather than supplementary measures reserved for a minority of students, and outlines directions for further development.

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