Breaking down barriers: inclusiveness and accessibility for sustainable development


Iryna Glazkova, Svitlana Khatuntseva, Nesterenko Maryna, Olha Hurenko,
Yana Sychikova

This chapter of the monograph is devoted to discussing the current topic of inclusiveness and
accessibility in modern higher education, emphasizing their key importance for the implementation
of the Sustainable Development Goals. Through the prism of the experience of the academic community
of Berdyansk State Pedagogical University, the educational and social barriers, caused by
the war in Ukraine, which limit the full participation of students and teachers in the educational
process, are considered. Tested adaptation strategies of the university, which helped to level the
influence of the specified barriers in crisis conditions, are presented. The author team has developed
strategic recommendations for building an inclusive barrier-free educational environment with
an emphasis on the Sustainable Development Goals, which can be useful for representatives of the
administration of higher education institutions, teachers who seek to master inclusive practices,
politicians in the field of education working on reforms in this field and other stakeholders.

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How to cite paper:
Glazkova, I., Khatuntseva, S., Nesterenko, M., Hurenko, O., Sychikova, Y. (2024). Breaking down barriers: inclusiveness and accessibility for sustainable development. Redefining higher education: innovation, inclusion, and sustainable development during wartime. Kharkiv: ТЕСHNOLOGY СЕNTЕR PC, 44–81. doi: https://doi.org/10.15587/978-617-8360-07-8.ch2