Faculty and Student Perspectives of Critical Pedagogies of Care in an Arabian Gulf Liberal Arts University
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| Title: | Faculty and Student Perspectives of Critical Pedagogies of Care in an Arabian Gulf Liberal Arts University |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Noora Shuaib |
| Source: | International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 2024 18(2). |
| Availability: | Centers for Teaching & Technology at Georgia Southern University. IJ-SoTL, Georgia Southern University, Henderson Library 1301, Statesboro, GA 30460. e-mail: sotlij@georgiasouthern.edu; Web site: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Liberal Arts, Universities, Faculty, College Students, Student Attitudes, Caring, Teacher Attitudes, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Student Diversity, Transformative Learning, Teaching Methods, Student Empowerment, Critical Thinking, Foreign Countries, Core Curriculum, Humanization, At Risk Students, Inclusion, Teacher Student Relationship |
| Geographic Terms: | United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) |
| ISSN: | 1931-4744 |
| Abstract: | Culturally and historically sensitive material and highly diverse student bodies challenge educators in the higher education classroom. Transformative and empowering pedagogies address how different types of learners may experience sensitive material. Critical pedagogies of care create supportive educational environments, compassionate teaching practices, and empower students through diversified content. Pedagogies of discomfort, a subset of pedagogies of care, push educators and students to leave their comfort zones, recognize the non-neutrality of educational processes, and confront the discomfort of challenging knowledge. When applied correctly, these pedagogies promote critical thinking and transformative action, and counter the neoliberal and white supremacist values that often exist within the classroom. Using around 1900 survey responses and 40 in-depth interviews with students and faculty, this research studies the question: to what extent are critical pedagogies of care enacted and experienced at a global liberal arts college in the Arabian Gulf? |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1451807 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Culturally and historically sensitive material and highly diverse student bodies challenge educators in the higher education classroom. Transformative and empowering pedagogies address how different types of learners may experience sensitive material. Critical pedagogies of care create supportive educational environments, compassionate teaching practices, and empower students through diversified content. Pedagogies of discomfort, a subset of pedagogies of care, push educators and students to leave their comfort zones, recognize the non-neutrality of educational processes, and confront the discomfort of challenging knowledge. When applied correctly, these pedagogies promote critical thinking and transformative action, and counter the neoliberal and white supremacist values that often exist within the classroom. Using around 1900 survey responses and 40 in-depth interviews with students and faculty, this research studies the question: to what extent are critical pedagogies of care enacted and experienced at a global liberal arts college in the Arabian Gulf? |
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| ISSN: | 1931-4744 |
