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Decolonizing the pedagogy and practice of international social work

Narda Razack

School of Social Work, Kinsmen Bldg, York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada, nrazack{at}yorku.ca

English

This article examines the complexities inherent in a diverse classroom when teaching international issues by exploring decolonizing pedagogy, which includes theories and understandings from postcolonial studies, spatial and criti cal race theory. Student stories are included, to engage in a discourse on pedagogy and provide theoretical constructs to examine and critique the reactions to these stories.

French

Cet article examine les complexités inhérentes à une classe multiculturelle lors de l’enseignement des questions internationales en explorant la pédagogie de la décolonisation, qui comprend des théories et des apports conceptuels venant des études postcoloniales ainsi que de la théorie critique de la race. Y inclus sont des histoires d’étudiants afin d’engager une discussion sur la pédagogie et de proposer des constructions théoriques pour examiner et critiquer les réactions à ces histoires.

Spanish

Este ensayo examina las complejidades inherentes a enseñar asuntos internacionales a un salón de clase diverso mediante la exploración de una pedagogía descolonizante que incluye teorías y entendimientos provenientes de estudios postcoloniales y teorías de raza críticas y espaciales. Yo incluyo teorías de estudiantes para comprometernos en un discurso de pedagogía y proveer construcciones teóricas para examinar y criticar las reacciones a estas historias.

Key Words: decolonizing • international • pedagogy • postcolonial • spatial

International Social Work, Vol. 52, No. 1, 9-21 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872808097748
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