Author: Fancy Mukherjee
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.70798/Bijmrd/03070024
Abstract: In recent years, the convergence of inclusive education principles and flipped learning models has emerged as a promising approach to foster critical thinking and collaboration skills in diverse classrooms. Inclusive education emphasizes equity, accessibility, and respect for individual learning differences, while flipped learning restructures traditional instruction by delivering content asynchronously and dedicating in-class time to active, student-cantered engagement. This qualitative study explores the influence of inclusive education principles on the implementation of flipped learning and its subsequent impact on the development of students’ critical thinking and collaboration skills. Drawing on data collected from a wide range of academic research papers, the study employs thematic analysis to identify key patterns and relationships between inclusive pedagogy and flipped classroom strategies. The findings reveal that inclusive education principles-such as equitable access to resources, differentiated instruction, and culturally responsive teaching-significantly shape the design of flipped learning environments, ensuring active participation from diverse learners. Within these inclusive flipped classrooms, students demonstrate enhanced critical thinking through reflective engagement, problem-based learning, and peer discussions. Additionally, collaborative skills are strengthened by structured group activities, cooperative problem- solving, and the creation of supportive peer networks. The synthesis of findings underscores that integrating inclusivity into flipped learning not only fosters academic excellence but also promotes social cohesion and interpersonal competence. By uniting the equity-driven framework of inclusive education with the learner-cantered flexibility of flipped learning, educators can create transformative spaces that prepare students for the demands of 21st – century learning and work. The study concludes that inclusive flipped learning is a powerful pedagogical approach capable of addressing diverse needs while enhancing essential cognitive and social skills.
Keywords: Inclusive Education, Flipped Learning, Critical Thinking, Collaboration Skills, Qualitative Study.
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