This document discusses gender, inclusivity, and diversity in education. It defines gender as the social differences between men and women, while sex refers to the biological differences. Gender is socially constructed and varies by culture, while sex is universal and determined at birth. Gender impacts education by determining access and what courses are acceptable, and how instructors and students view themselves and each other. Diversity in education means recognizing individual differences and improves learning by exposing students to different perspectives. Barriers to inclusion in education include societal discrimination and exclusion as well as classroom issues like a lack of accessibility and stereotyping. Teachers can promote inclusion through their methods, language, engagement of all learners, and making their classrooms safe and collaborative environments.

1. Gender and inclusivity

2. Gender and diversity concepts
Gender:
• The full range of personality traits,
attitudes, feelings, values behaviors,
and activities that society ascribes to
the two sexes on differential basis.

3. Sex:
• Biological differences between men and
women.
• Natural differences given from birth.

4. Differences between Gender and sex
GENDER SEX
Socially Constructed Biological
Acquired/not born with Born with
Learned/Nurtured Natural
Cultural Universal
Varies from culture to culture Common in all cultures

5. Importance of gender in education
• It determines access to education
opportunities.
• Determine which courses are culturally
acceptable to which people, among others.
• It determines how the instructor views each
other, how they view the students and how
the students view themselves.
• It determines whether instruction will be
effective and inclusive.

6. Gender and diversity
Diversity:
• Is recognizing individual differences e.g
economic status, ethnic and cultural
background, gender, sexual orientation or
special needs.

7. Relevance of diversity to education
• Each student brings unique experiences,
strengths and ideas to our classroom.
• Diversity and inclusion improves teaching and
learning i.e people learn to and enrich their
abilities to think critically and creatively as
they engage in conversations across
differences, especially when all learners’
abilities and attributes are embraced.

8. • Classroom are increasingly diverse and
demography assures that this trend will
continue.

9. Categories of impairment
• Physical i.e may affect mobility, physical
capacity, stamina or dexterity (hand skills)
• Mental/intellectual my affect two areas:-
Intellectual functioning e.g learning problems,
judgment, problem solving e.t.c
Adaptability functioning e.g communication
• Visual
• Auditory

10. Barriers to equality, diversity and
inclusion
Societal barriers:-
• Limited access to education and health
• Denial of basic human rights
• Discriminatory laws
• Exclusion from social activities
• No opportunities for self- determination

11. Barriers at education Level/classroom:-
• Attitudinal e.g stereotype
• Communication
• Physical e.g classroom not accessible
• Institutional e.g lack of policy, no code of
conduct to promote inclusion, no mechanism
to avoid and redress.

12. Factors that impact learning
• Choice of teaching techniques
• Language the teacher uses
• The way the teacher addresses the learners.
• The way the teacher engages the learners
• Teaching pace.

13. Ways that the school/ colleges/teacher
can promote inclusivity
• Create safe and collaborative environment.
• Use multiple methods to deliver course content
• Provide a variety of ways for learners to share
what they know.
• Accessible classroom set up.
• Inclusive teaching and facilitation e.g font large
enough.
• Inclusive language while teaching e.g simple
language(avoid jargon)

14. • Be mindful of the specific needs of every
learner in class.
• Encourage learners to interact with peers e.g
through group tasks.
• Create opportunity to communicate to all
learners.
• Be a role model.