Inclusionrelated

Inclusionrelated is a term used in discussions of inclusive practice to describe topics, strategies, or research that pertain to inclusion as a aim or outcome. It is not a formal field of study but a label that may appear in policy documents, academic articles, and organizational reports to mark material related to inclusive participation, equitable access, and belonging across domains such as education, workplaces, technology, and public life.

As an adjective, inclusionrelated describes issues or interventions designed to promote inclusive environments and processes. Examples include inclusive pedagogy that accommodates diverse learning needs, universal design in products and services, inclusive hiring and retention practices, accessible digital interfaces, and community engagement that centers marginalized groups.

In research and policy, inclusionrelated work often focuses on barriers to participation, strategies to remove those barriers, and outcomes such as representation, retention, satisfaction, and sense of belonging. It may use mixed methods to assess changes in access or experiences and may be evaluated through indicators like demographic representation, accessibility compliance, task completion rates, or user feedback.

Challenges include the vagueness of the term, potential overlap with more specific concepts, and the risk that inclusion is treated superficially as a checkbox rather than a substantive aim. Scholars and practitioners sometimes prefer more precise labels (for example, inclusion, accessibility, equity) to clarify scope and methods.

See also: inclusion; diversity and inclusion; universal design; accessibility.