Dialogues on culture(s) of inclusion between African and Finnish educators

This chapter aims to respond to the important question of the difference between culturally responsive education and inclusive education, by analysing dialogues on inclusive education from different cultures, and to discuss how inclusion is and could be embedded in culturally responsive education. It explores the cross-cultural collaboration and implementation of inclusive education through the culturally responsive education lens. The chapter analyses the dialogues of teachers and students from five African and two Finnish universities. The African–Finnish network for inclusive teacher education (AFNITE) project has focused on reduction of inequality in lifelong learning and promoted 'inclusive education' as defined by UNESCO. The AFNITE project, as the project title states, has focused on inclusive teacher education. The chapter also analyses qualitative material that comprises dialogues conducted throughout the project activities. Usually equity, equality, and human rights are approached as so-called 'crosscutting' issues in educational development and too often it is assumed that they are realized.