Strength Through Diversity
The OECD Education for Inclusive Societies Project is designed to respond to the increasing diversity that characterises education systems, and seeks to help governments and relevant stakeholders achieve more equitable and inclusive education systems as a pillar to create more inclusive societies.
About us
Education for Inclusive Societies covers six major themes:
• Migration
• Ethnic groups, national minorities and Indigenous peoples
• Gender
• Gender identity and sexual orientation
• Special education needs
• Giftedness
News and Highlights
Recently published:
On 31 January 2023, the team released the "Equity and Inclusion in Education: Finding Strength through Diversity" report.
Blog: Equity and Inclusion in education: finding strength through diversity
Working paper: Digital equity and inclusion in education
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Work on Ukraine:
Why Ukranian refugees in schools and universities need more support
Supporting the social and emotional well-being of refugee students from Ukraine in host countries
The Ukrainian Refugee Crisis: Support for teachers in host countries
Supporting refugee students from Ukraine in host countries
Synthesis Report
This synthesis report by the Strength through Diversity project examines how education systems can respond to increasing diversity and foster greater equity and inclusion in education. It provides a holistic framework, examines five key policy areas, provides examples of policies and practices, and offers policy advice.
Short 2 page summaries are also available:
Policy Fora
The policy forum series aims to stimulate a discussion among key stakeholders on opportunities for peer learning and collaboration. Meetings are organised around different topics and convene a variety of stakeholders from interested countries.
10th Policy Forum (29 March 2023)
9th Policy Forum (17 March 2022)
8th Policy Forum (18 March 2021)
7th Policy Forum (2 March 2020)
6th Policy Forum (6-7 June 2019)
5th Policy Forum (15-16 November 2018)
4th Policy Forum (31 May-1 June 2018)
3rd Policy Forum (12-13 February 2018)
Areas of work
Immigrant and refugee students
Working papers & Reports
Social and emotional learning (SEL) of newcomer and refugee students
Holistic refugee and newcomer education in Europe
Multi-stakeholder approach for better integration of refugee students
The resilience of students with an immigrant background
Refugee education: Integration models and practices in OECD countries
The role of education in promoting positive attitudes towards migration at times of stress
The “CHARM” Policy Analysis Framework
Reports:
Country spotlight report for Chile
The Road to Integration: Education and Migration
Strength through Diversity's Spotlight Report for Sweden
Skills on the Move: Migrants in the Survey of Adult Skills
The Resilience of Students with an Immigrant Background
Briefs
Supporting the social and emotional well-being of refugee students from Ukraine in host countries
The Ukrainian Refugee Crisis: Support for teachers in host countries
Supporting refugee students from Ukraine in host countries
Can schools help to integrate immigrants?
Can the performance gap between immigrant and non-immigrant students be closed?
What Do Immigrant Students Tell Us About the Quality of Education Systems?
Do Immigrant Students' Reading Skills Depend on How Long they Have Been in their New Country?
How Do Immigrant Students Fare in Disadvantaged Schools?
How Are School Systems Adapting to Increasing Numbers of Immigrant Students?
Special education needs (SEN)
Ethnic groups, national minorities and Indigenous
Gender identity and sexual orientation
Overarching topics
Working papers
Varsik, S. and Gorochovskij, J. (Forthcoming 2023), “Intersectionality in education”, OECD Education Working Papers, OECD Publishing, Paris
Mezzanotte, C. and Calvel, C. (Forthcoming 2023), “Indicators of inclusion in education: an effort towards monitoring”, OECD Education Working Papers, OECD Publishing, Paris.
Digital equity and inclusion in education
A snapshot of equity and inclusion in OECD education systems
The social and economic rationale of inclusive education
Building capacity for inclusive teaching
Promoting inclusive education for diverse societies: A conceptual framework
The lives of teachers in diverse classrooms
Birthplace diversity, income inequality and education gradients in generalised trust
Youth in Transition: How Do Some of The Cohorts Participating in PISA Fare in PIAAC?
Reports:
Equity and Inclusion in Education: Finding Strength through Diversity
Review of Inclusive Education in Portugal
The Country Background Report: Portugal is also available
Quality and Equity of Schooling in the German-speaking Community of Belgium
Finland's Right to Learn Programme: Achieving equity and equality in education
Briefs
The intersections between dimensions of diversity and overarching factors
Videos
Equity and inclusion in Education: Finding Strength through Diversity (Webinar)
Creating an inclusive school climate for refugee students (Webinar)