Relational competence: the human heart of inclusive learning
By Lauren Flannery, PhD student and Associate Professor, The University of East Anglia When I began my PhD alongside my academic role, I expected to think critically, write analytically, and plan strategically. What I didn’t expect was to feel so deeply. Sitting in classes again as a student, I became acutely aware of how it feels to belong, to be heard, and to be met with genuine curiosity. These experiences reminded me that learning is profoundly relational. Inclusion, at its core, is not...