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Universities are regarded as critical institutions that shape society, which on the one hand have a great influence on (successful) social processes, but on the other, are traditionally very privileged and exclusive places of education. Despite various demands to open up to plural perspectives, they are still strongly characterized by powerful, meritocratic, and discriminatory structures, cultures, and orders. (Social) inclusion efforts are always linked to the need to analyze processes of exclusion. This article therefore examines the question: Which ableist practices and culture of silence are revealed in the context of higher education and how can these be linked to the findings of postcolonial studies on the topic of silence? On the one hand, established perspectives (lecturers and students), but above all the perspectives of marginalized and unheard (groups of) people (lecturers with (learning) disabilities) are involved. The results from two group discussions (N = 9) with perspectives from these three different positions are presented to work out implicit and explicit processes of silence. The (power) theoretical reference is the concept of ableism, which is linked with (postcolonial) perspectives on the ideas of "silence" according to Brunner (2017a). This article emphasizes that, in addition to formal access restrictions to university education, there are also implicit barriers oriented towards non‐transparent ableist expectations of ability, which in turn (re‐)produce processes of silence. The case study concerns one German university and shows that formal access to higher education is only one aspect of reducing ableism; above all, it is the creation of transparent structures with regard to set ability expectations, critical‐reflective spaces, and a culture of "unlearning" biographically characterized ableist notions of normality. This article therefore focuses on the connection between ableist experiences and the findings of postcolonial discourses of silencing.

With a diversity-sensitive and discrimination-critical view, the anthology addresses the significance of power relations within school cultures, structures, and practices. A variety of perspectives are presented in plain and simple language as well as in specialized language. The texts by authors with very different experiences of inclusion and exclusion in the field of education provide stimuli for reflection for lecturers and students in the context of teacher education, practicing teachers, (former) students, and all other interested parties. The volume is intended to encourage readers to engage in (language-)barrier-sensitive reflection and exchange on issues of power in the context of inclusive school development

Der Sammelband bietet einen systematischen Überblick über Grundlagen, empirische Erkenntnisse und Reflexionen zur Umsetzung inklusiver Bildung im Bildungssystem Islands und regt so den internationalen Dialog an. Neben dem Fokus auf die gesellschaftliche Diskussion von Herausforderungen in Island im Vergleich zu deutschsprachigen Ländern werden von isländischen und deutschen Expert*innen Forschungs- und Qualifizierungsprojekte vorgestellt, Beispiele inklusiver Schulen und Lernprozesse erläutert sowie Erkenntnisse zur Gestaltung inklusionsorientierter Lehrer*innenbildung beschrieben.

Der Sammelband bietet einen systematischen Überblick über Grundlagen, empirische Erkenntnisse und Reflexionen zur Umsetzung inklusiver Bildung im Bildungssystem Islands und regt so den internationalen Dialog an. Neben dem Fokus auf die gesellschaftliche Diskussion von Herausforderungen in Island im Vergleich zu deutschsprachigen Ländern werden von isländischen und deutschen Expert*innen Forschungs- und Qualifizierungsprojekte vorgestellt, Beispiele inklusiver Schulen und Lernprozesse erläutert sowie Erkenntnisse zur Gestaltung inklusionsorientierter Lehrer*innenbildung beschrieben.

PurposeWith reference to selected principles and considerations from the university social responsibility concept, this study aims to discuss aspects of social responsibility from the perspectives of participatory teaching. This study describes the effects that a participatory teaching practice has on the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge and how universities can exercise their social responsibility and influence in this context.Design/methodology/approachFor this study's argumentation, this study refers to the experiences and findings from a participatory teaching and transfer project (QuaBIS) and a participatory research project ParLink. In QuaBIS, the authors evaluated and descriptively analyzed courses taught by subject matter experts on inclusion and education , then led and evaluated topic-centered interviews, social responsibility, power relations, diversity sensitivity, inclusive university, participatory teaching in ParLink, the authors conducted three focus group discussions that included lecturers with and without attributed learning difficulties, students and other professionals working in the field of education. The group discussions were fully transcribed and analyzed using qualitative content analysis in collaboration with a participatory research group.FindingsThe results are classified into micro, meso and macro levels of inclusion-sensitive higher education development. While the micro level focuses on changing practices in the area of university teaching, the meso level highlights structural and cultural changes in inclusive universities. At the macro level, the role of universities in the process of social opening and inclusion is studied.Originality/valueParticipatory teaching projects are only gradually becoming established in the discourse on inclusion-sensitive higher education. This study focuses on participatory teaching as an important contribution to social responsibility by universities and dedicate itself to the mutual transfer process between university and society.