Measures for responding to diversity: Possibilities and limitations for school and social inclusion

Abstract

This article explores the reality of the attention to diversity. It then provides guidelines about where efforts should be made, with the objective of true educational and social inclusion. To this end, it provides a panoramic view of the attention to diversity in the Basque Autonomous Community. It questions whether these measures are effective for making the educational system more fair, inclusive and equitable. It shows the bright spots and shadows and the prospective lines that could be drawn from certain innovative actions. It defends two main complementary and non-negotiable principals that pertain to democratic schools and societies: a) attention to diversity and b) inclusion. It offers guidelines to use among us all and for us all, a quality response based on the principle of equity in the attention to diversity.