Universal Design for Learning

Abstract

This chapter presents the use of universal design for learning as a means to understand and develop more accessible and inclusive practices in Danish schools. The chapter sets the scene by highlighting the influence of global and local policies on inclusive and exclusive practices in schools. From this point of departure, the chapter outlines the universal design for learning framework as an educational strategy for implementing inclusive education. Based on two research projects, it is shown how the framework can contribute to bringing a new direction to understanding and working with inclusion, while also developing a teaching practice that helps overcome some of the dilemmas that teachers experience in their daily practice in classrooms. The chapter also presents perspectives on how universal design for learning can be part of and support development in a whole-school approach.