Developing a Model for Culturally Responsive Experiential Education: Teachers as Allies in Student Journeys of Decolonization

This book offers a new framework for higher education faculty to engage students in humanizing, mutually beneficial, and anti-colonial experiential education, based on culturally responsive research methodologies, Indigenous research paradigms, critical service learning, and critical pedagogy. It provides qualitative research findings from an undergraduate CREE program in rural Fiji and discusses post-program possibilities, focusing on themes such as emergent critical consciousness, critical allyship, and personal journeys of decolonization.

Format: Hardback
Length: 180 pages
Publication date: 01 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book offers a groundbreaking and empirically informed framework designed to empower higher education faculty with the necessary tools to facilitate students' engagement in humanizing, mutually beneficial, and anti-colonial experiential education alongside their peers and communities worldwide. The author meticulously charts the conceptual evolution of culturally responsive experiential education (CREE) as a novel framework, situated at the intersection of culturally responsive research methodologies, the Indigenous research paradigm, critical service learning, and critical pedagogy in experiential education. The chapters provide detailed qualitative research findings from an undergraduate CREE program in rural Fiji, showcasing the practical application of the innovative CREE framework and exploring potential post-program outcomes based on the research study's insights. Adopting a narrative inquiry approach, the book intersperses interspersed participant vignettes to center student voices and shed light on the research study findings.

Addressing key themes such as emergent critical consciousness, critical allyship, and personal journeys of decolonization experienced through the CREE framework, this book holds immense value for education scholars and higher education faculty who are passionate about experiential education and culturally responsive pedagogies. By providing a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of CREE, this resource equips educators to foster inclusive learning environments that promote empathy, understanding, and social change, ultimately contributing to a more equitable and inclusive world.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032276816