Inclusive Education in The Global South: Can We Turn Promises into Actions?

Abstract

The aim of this special issue was to bring together researchers, academics, practitioners, advocates and activists and to open up a safe space for critical reflection. In putting this special issue together, we wanted to share examples of critical thinking about and from the South to a global audience. The articles selected focus on contexts seldom discussed in the dominant literature, namely, Afghanistan, Argentina, Colombia, Kenya, Uganda, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). More importantly, they are the products of equitable South-North research collaborations and ethical co-productions of research with local participants, including in-depth reflections on researcher positionality and consideration of each local context's particular characteristics. As a result, this special issue provides a rich and much needed snapshot of inclusion in and exclusion from education in the Global South, grounded on the experiences of those living in it, whose voices are often ignored or silenced in mainstream IE narratives and research.