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Decolonising Educational Development: Opportunities and Challenges

Panesar, Lucy (2023) Decolonising Educational Development: Opportunities and Challenges. In: Decolonising Knowledge in Academic Practice Lecture Series, May 2023, Online. (Unpublished) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:101377)

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Abstract

Most university lecturers are required to complete a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) in which they learn from and with Educational Developers about what good pedagogy entails. The PGCHE is therefore an important site to develop and model decolonised or decolonising academic practices. As a module convenor and lecturer on the University of Kent’s PGCHE, I can change the PGCHE curriculum to promote decolonisation as part of addressing persistent racial inequalities within the University and sector, supported by Kent’s Anti-Racism strategy and the decolonisation actions it contains. Working toward more inclusive practices is also consistent with the UK Professional Standards Framework, to which PGCHE courses are aligned and which requires participants to meet standards of equality, diversity and inclusion in their PGCHE submissions and teaching observations.

However, when it comes to addressing decolonisation directly, certain challenges arise: in overcoming the antagonism this provokes in some; in helping others to make sense of this in their specific disciplines; in rethinking canonical readings and resources in educational development; and in understanding what true decolonisation means for universities rooted in colonial structures, ways of knowing and ways of valuing knowledge. In this talk, I reflect on recent efforts and associated challenges in decolonising knowledge on Kent’s PGCHE.

Item Type: Conference or workshop item (Lecture)
Uncontrolled keywords: decolonising, educational development, PGCHE, teaching and learning
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC1200 Inclusive education
Divisions: Divisions > Directorate of Education > Centre for the Study of Higher Education
Depositing User: Lucy Panesar
Date Deposited: 23 May 2023 13:08 UTC
Last Modified: 24 May 2023 13:48 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/101377 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Panesar, Lucy.

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