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Decolonising Education: From Theory to Practice
University of Bristol
  • Start Date: 28 Dec, 2020
  • 4 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Get to grips with the nature of the colonial legacy on our current state of knowledge and learning practices.

Course Fee: Free
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Course Description

Decipher how to decolonise educational practices


Recent world events including the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, the Rhodes Must Fall campaign and the pulling down of the Colston statue in Bristol point to a rapid rise in concern about the persistence of colonial thinking and practices in our current institutions.


This course will help you to understand the nature of the colonial legacy on our current state of knowledge and learning practices, and how decolonisation of the curriculum is important for social and epistemic justice.


Identify the critical importance of decolonial theory in educational learning environments


This course is intended as a practical guide, with many examples, to help learners instigate meaningful decolonial changes in their own educational settings. You’ll gain an understanding of the history of colonialism and the legacy of colonial thought with respect to the development of universities and other educational institutions.


You’ll also identify the critical importance of decolonial approaches in creating fully-inclusive educational learning environments.


Gain the skills and knowledge to develop decolonial practices


You’ll assess appropriate actions that would be effective in developing decolonial practices in your own educational settings, and will cover the importance of combining top-down and bottom-up decolonial approaches.


Finally, you’ll understand how to lead a change process that includes students, colleagues and other stakeholders in a joint programme of decolonisation.


Learn from decolonisation lecturers at the University of Bristol


Throughout the course you’ll be learning from lecturers at the University of Bristol, which has a strategic commitment to decolonisation in its research and education.


[Course image credit: Getty/Harry Pugsley]


This course is aimed primarily at university professionals and academic staff and students thinking about practical decolonisation at an institutional level.


This course will also be useful for teachers and leadership team members in schools and colleges.


It also may appeal to general learners interested in the current surge of interest in the colonial legacy and what decolonisation of knowledge and learning entails.


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    • University of Bristol

      University of Bristol is one of the leading institutions among the UK’s Russell Group of universities.

      With roots dating back to 1876, the University of Bristol now operates globally and is recognised for its research and academic excellence.

      The University has a strong interdisciplinary approach and regularly features among the top ranking institutions in global league tables.

      The University of Bristol’s mission is ‘to pursue and share knowledge and understanding, both for their own sake and to help individuals and society fulfil their potential’. This is underpinned by a vision where the University of Bristol is an international powerhouse of learning, discovery and enterprise, whose excellence is acknowledged locally, nationally and globally, and that is:

      • dedicated to academic achievement across a broad range of disciplines, and to continuous innovation and improvement
      • research-intensive, supporting both individual scholarship and interdisciplinary or thematic research of the highest quality
      • a centre for intellectually demanding, research-informed education that nurtures independence of mind and helps students achieve their personal goals and serve society’s needs, both during and after their time at the university
      • an inclusive and collaborative community of scholarship that attracts and retains people with outstanding talent and potential from all walks of life and all parts of the world
      • a stimulating and supportive environment for all students and staff, distinguished by a commitment to high standards, respect for the individual and a strong sense of collegiality
      • committed to operating in a sustainable manner
      • engaged with society’s interests, concerns, priorities and aspirations
      • a major contributor culturally, environmentally and economically to Bristol and the South West
      • well led and responsibly run, with an emphasis on consultative decision-making and open communication as well as personal responsibility and accountability

      Key to Bristol’s vision is a continual innovation of its curriculum and methods of providing the highest quality research-led learning experience.

       

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