The inclusive university - a desideratum and part of the state of normality

Abstract

This investigative approach starts from our concerns and from the desire to clarify theoretical and practical aspects regarding certain attitudes and behaviors observed at the community level such as segregation, isolation, and, sometimes, even rejection of certain groups and social categories that we call "at risk" or "disadvantaged". This is why we advocate in this article for an inclusive university. The key principles of inclusion consider fundamental concepts such as: valuing diversity, the right to be respected, the dignity of the human being, individual needs understood as individual requirements, planning, collective responsibility, the development of relationships and professional culture, professional development, and equal opportunities. In the field of education, inclusion requires universities and the entire educational system to change and adapt to the needs of the student. Inclusive education must be seen as a permanent process of improving the higher education institution, with the aim of exploiting existing resources, especially human resources, to support the participation in the educational process of all people within a community.