Inclusion and equity: an agenda for educational reform

Inclusion and equity are increasingly seen internationally as major priorities for the development of education policies and practices. This paper draws on its author's extensive experience of working with education systems in different countries to address the challenges involved. This has led to the development of an analytical framework that can be used to review existing approaches. The framework places schools at the center of the analysis, while, at the same time, drawing attention to a range of contextual influences that bear on the way schools carry out their work. The use of evidence as a means of stimulating experimentation and collaboration is seen as a central strategy.