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8. INCLUSION BEYOND EDUCATION The concept of inclusive education has not remained within a purely educational area. If we considers all aspects and principles of inclusive education, we will see the potential that goes beyond the school environment and deals with the whole life of the individual and society. Inclusive education is a broad range of strategies, activities and processes that seek to realize the fundamental right to a quality, useful and adequate education. Education begins with the birth of a child and continues throughout life. It also includes non-formal educational activities organized outside the formal system, which are often targeted at disadvantaged groups, and so-called informal education that is an unorganized process of learning throughout life - in the family, the community, with friends. The boundaries between different forms of education are not strictly set and often overlap. Individual areas stretching across all spheres of social life, in which inclusive values are reflected, are indicated in the diagram below.
Inclusion seeks to modify the structures and systems and to provide society with such competencies as to be able to fight against discrimination, to perceive difference in a positive light, to support the participation of all members in their lives and to overcome barriers that may occur in education or other areas of life. Inclusive education is, therefore, part of a wider strategy to promote inclusive values, sustainable development, social justice and respect for the fundamental needs and rights of the individual.
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