Advancing towards inclusion: recommendations from faculty members of Spanish universities

The Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda have set a new horizon for higher education institutions. Universities must guarantee an inclusive and quality education for all. Far from this objective, in the Spanish university system, the expansion of participation seems to have come to a halt, generating obvious situations of inequality. From a qualitative approach, this work gathers the contributions of 119 faculty members who reflected on how to advance toward more inclusive universities. The results show the barriers to inclusion that Spanish universities must overcome and the strategies that would allow them to progress toward more inclusive university culture, policies and practices. It concludes with the invitation to a cultural and organisational change based on a broader conception of inclusion. Moreover, it suggests an institutional commitment translated into a greater economic investment that enables the improvement of learning conditions and the training of faculty members in inclusive pedagogies.