30/06/2026 14:30 - 16:30

HALL: Pola - A106

Contact: Van Dijk-Groeneboer M.

Chair: Kielian A., Van Deursen Vreeburg J., Van Dijk-Groeneboer M.

Enhancing inclusion and equality in todays' society is difficult. In our time of popularism and short text messages, reflection on what you say to another person is rare, as well as realising that other person is a human being too. Listening in a genuine dialogue, also when the other tells you what you rather not would like to hear, is very difficult. Even more, if their story sounds different or even 'strange' to you, as a consequence of another background, different race, gender, religion or spirituality. In this panel we exchange didactical approaches to work on inclusion and equality in the classroom. We allow scholars to enter the panel who also conduct research amongst teachers or pupils regarding didactic strategies to work on more inclusion in a safe classroom at for instance secondary schools or at university. Critical thinking is needed to owrk on the moral compass of pupils or students, and reflection to what other people's stories bring up inside you. In a real dialogue, both sender and receiver will develop their own compass further. Growing awareness in these processes is a focus on which we base some of our research. Equality between people with a different gender, race, religion is not easy to achieve, even in our highly developed country with high standards on democracy and equal human rights. Research will be presented how young people look towards these issues and what they value in life. This will present a diverse image, that also mirrors the intense situation in the multi-diverse classrooms. Moreover, the different backgrounds of the speakers and their perspectives will add more diversity into the equation in this panel, and therefore will help us to elaborate further on the very topic of the panel and conference.