University of the West of Scotland
University of the West of Scotland aims to have a transformational influence on the economic, social and cultural development of the west of Scotland and beyond.
Past event
Decolonising the Curriculum: Challenges and Opportunities for Teaching and Learning
This event has now been postponed. To be kept updated on when this will be reschedule for, please email events@bera.ac.uk.
In advancing opportunities to expand upon discussions of the research work found in BERA Research Intelligence Issue 142 on Decolonising the Curriculum, this special event led by convenors of the BERA Race Ethnicity and Education Special Interest Group will be held at the University of West of Scotland, Paisley. We will bring together academic scholars, primary and secondary schoolteachers, college lecturers, higher education academics, phD students and researchers involved with education from across Scotland, England. Wales and Northern Ireland to share on the pedagogic challenges and opportunities with decolonising the curriculum. At the core is considering the importance of challenging the generally Eurocentric epistemological default positioning of school, college and university curricula. A raised awareness of this will be modelled at the event through workshops offering findings from national and international evidence-based research, and critical theoretical perspectives used to assist with advancing approaches to practice in schools, colleges and universities.
Programme
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12.00 |
Registration & light lunch | |
| 13.00 | Welcome and Introduction Dr Nighet Riaz, University of the West of Scotland; Dr Marlon Moncrieffe, University of Brighton |
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| 13.15 | Action on Decolonising the curriculum in Scotland Professor Rowena Arshad, University of Edinburgh |
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| 14:15 | Symposium Learning and reflections on articles in RI Issue 142 |
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The challenges of decolonising the history curriculum Dr Marlon Moncrieffe, University of Brighton Integration and Decolonising the English Curriculum Dr Richard Race, University of Roehampton Imposter syndrome: Part ‘self’ part ‘other’ |
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| 15.15 | Coffee Break | |
| 15.30 | Workshop Pedagogical approaches to decolonising the curriculum |
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| ‘I bring my hijab, my colour and my culture into the classroom’: Making the Hidden Curriculum Visible Khadija Mohammed, University of West Scotland |
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| 16.15 | Plenary and event evaluation | |
| 16.30 | Networking | |
| 17.00 | Close of event | |
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Event Bursary
BERA are offering a limited amount of bursaries to the value of £75 towards travel for BERA Student Members and BERA Teacher Members only.
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