Co-Selecting Students for More Democratic Co-Creation: A Case Study from the Create a Subject Challenge

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Title: Co-Selecting Students for More Democratic Co-Creation: A Case Study from the Create a Subject Challenge
Language: English
Authors: Ger Post, Lily Denise Tuong Vi Nguyen, Jiang-Li Tan, Saw Hoon Lim, Sophie Paquet-Fifield, Michele Barrese, CharloEe Clark
Source: International Journal for Students as Partners. 2023 7(2):151-164.
Availability: McMaster University Library Press. McMaster University Library, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S $L6 Canada. e-mail: scom@mcmaster.ca; Web site: https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/ijsap
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Educational Cooperation, Teacher Student Relationship, Educational Practices, Higher Education, Participative Decision Making, Personnel Selection
Geographic Terms: Australia
Abstract: Democratic processes are at the foundation of the students-as-partners (SaP) framework. Student selection for SaP projects however, is typically in the hands of staff, which is undemocratic and faculty assumptions and practice exclude particular students from co-creation projects. We describe a case study in which students and staff jointly select students for a co-creation project in the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Our reflections suggest that co-selection, compared to selection of students by staff alone, further realizes the democratic ideal of SaP by integrating the student perspective early in the co-creation process. We reflect on the democratic processes in our case study through the lens of deliberative democracy and share prospects and perils of voting and deliberation to embed the student voice in student selection for co-creation.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1449066
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Democratic processes are at the foundation of the students-as-partners (SaP) framework. Student selection for SaP projects however, is typically in the hands of staff, which is undemocratic and faculty assumptions and practice exclude particular students from co-creation projects. We describe a case study in which students and staff jointly select students for a co-creation project in the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Our reflections suggest that co-selection, compared to selection of students by staff alone, further realizes the democratic ideal of SaP by integrating the student perspective early in the co-creation process. We reflect on the democratic processes in our case study through the lens of deliberative democracy and share prospects and perils of voting and deliberation to embed the student voice in student selection for co-creation.