Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Joaquín Gairín, David Rodríguez-Gómez and Fabio Dovigo -- Quality and equity in higher education / Joaquín Gairín -- Diversity, access, and success in higher education : a transnational overview / Fabio Dovigo -- Good practices and experiences for inclusion in Finland / Saana Mehtälä, Kati Clements and Tiina Mäkelä -- Fostering good practices for vulnerable students in higher education : suggestions from Italy / Fabio Dovigo -- Good practices and experiences for inclusion in Portugal / Miguel Jerónimo and Fernanda Paula Pinheiro -- Good practices and experiences for inclusion in higher education in Romania / Elena Marin, Miaela Stîngu and Romiță Iucu -- Good practices and experiences for inclusion in Spain / Cecilia Inés Suárez -- Policies and strategies on widening access and experiences of inclusive practices in higher education in England / Lisa Lucas and Sue Timmis -- Developing strategic change moving towards inclusion of underrepresented students in higher education / Fabio Dovigo -- The ACCESS4ALL toolkit for promoting inclusion in higher education / David Rodríguez-Gómez.

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

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