By Khimkala Gurung In Chapter 1, Paulo Freire’s “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” offers a solid philosophical foundation challenging the accepted educational paradigms in society. According to Freire, traditional education usually operates under a banking paradigm whereby knowledge is dumped into…
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By Ozge Suvari Liberation and humanisation of the oppressed is a deeply challenging and transformative process. As Paulo Freire suggests, it is akin to childbirth—painful, yet life-giving. It requires individuals to confront the oppressor within themselves, dismantling internalised belief systems…
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By Yumeng Yang In Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paulo Freire frames the relationship between the educator and the learner as one of mutual transformation, rejecting the traditional “banking model” of education where knowledge is passively deposited into students. Instead, Freire…
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By Esra Tahir Peters, J., & Mathias, L. (2018). Enacting student partnership as though we really mean it: Some Freirean principles for a pedagogy of partnership. International Journal for Students as Partners, 2(2), 53-70. As a Research Assistant for the Social Pedagogies…
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By Maheera Choudhury Throughout our lives, we often become numb to the many structures we are forced to be a part of that shape our everyday lives. Merely a chess piece in the vast game we call life. Without power,…
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By Maheera Choudhury As a student, I’ve often fallen victim to the prisoner regime that emanates from the education system. Like a prisoner, I was expected to follow the rules and regulations set in place by those in power and…
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By Ozge Suvari At the end of 2024, our team—Esra, Kelsea, Fatima, Jennifer, Kyra, and I—attended the SRHE International Conference in Nottingham, UK. Organised by the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE), this three-day annual event brings together researchers…
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Kelsea Costin On November 8th, myself and my colleagues Fatima, Kyra, Esra and Ozge attended the Reimagining Higher Education: Journeys of Decolonising conference 2024 held at UCL, at the Institute of Education. The one-day conference built on the accomplishments of…
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Esra Tahir I had the incredible opportunity to visit South Africa, Gqeberha for the HETL 2024 conference at Nelson Mandela University. From the moment I arrived, the energy was inspiring. The opening kicked off with the Education Choir, filling the…
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