ASSESSMENT OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Introduction: inclusive education in university curricula is essential to ensure equity and respect for diversity in higher education.Educational inclusion focuses on eliminating barriers that prevent the learning and participation of all students, regardless of their cultural, social or ability differences.Objectives: we aim to find out how university students understand and think about inclusive education at their university, in this specific case the University of Alicante (Spain).Methodology: this is a non-experimental, expo-facto, descriptive, survey-based and cross-sectional design.The type of sampling is accessibility.From the results obtained, it will be possible to conclude the level of training of higher education students on inclusive education for its subsequent generalization as secondary school teachers and the pedagogical practices and strategies that must be implemented to provide quality education.The Questionnaire used for the evaluation of inclusive university education (CEEIU) is by the author De la Herrn Gascn et al. (2017).Results: Based on the analysis of the results, it will be possible to conclude the level of training of higher education students on inclusive education for its later generalization as secondary education teachers in their respective educational centers.Conclusions: In addition, in view of the results obtained, we can affirm that inclusive education promotes pedagogical innovation, since it encourages universities to adopt flexible and adaptive methodologies.Inclusive education not only benefits students with specific needs, but also improves the learning experience for all.In the university context, it also contributes to reducing school dropout, by providing an environment that recognizes and values individual particularities.Thus, this study is aimed at promoting tolerant and respectful attitudes in attention to functional diversity and educational inclusion in university students.