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March 10, 2026Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs0 citationsOpen Access

Inclusion going digital: An international perspective on empirical studies

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CMClaudia MertensCQCarolin Quenzer‐AlfredTHTim Homrighausen

Key Points

  • This review aims to assess the use of information and communication technology in inclusive education settings internationally.
  • Conducted a systematic review of studies published in English from 2013 to 2023.
  • Replicated a previous review focused on German-speaking countries for a broader perspective.
  • Included an overview of existing meta-analyses and research criteria.
  • Identified key similarities and differences between studies in German-speaking countries and the broader international context.
  • Provided an analytical comparison of findings across various categories.

Abstract

Abstract With this paper we present a systematic review of empirical studies published between January 2013 and December 2023 in English on the use of information and communication technology in inclusive and special educational needs school contexts. We are replicating – as far as possible – a prior review of studies conducted in German‐speaking countries (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) from 2022 to 2023 aiming to provide an international perspective on the same research question. We begin with an overview of a ‘classical’ web‐based search of existing meta‐analyses and reviews from the international context before reviewing studies systematically. We then depict in detail the research question of our own international systematic review for studies published between 2013 and 2023 in English—including the inclusion criteria and the discussion of the applied research string. For each analytical category, we compare the results of our previous research (narrowed to the European German‐speaking countries) to those of the international review. In the last step, we discuss our findings highlighting similarities and differences between German‐speaking and international research.

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Mertens et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69af954870916d39fea4ca09https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-3802.70063
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