Media contributions
1Media contributions
Title Fostering a sense of safety in higher education Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Society for Research into Higher Education Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 13/01/23 Description As three lecturers who have taught on a postgraduate course for several years that covers topics around race, gender, identities, parenting, development, disabilities, mental health, wellbeing, and the associated experiences of managing these oppressive and regulatory discourses – we began to question how we can keep ourselves, and our students ‘safe’. We had reflected that we were not talking about a physical sense of safety here, but rather a felt sense of feeling understood, or perhaps even contained.
Having spoken to colleagues and other lecturers who similarly teach some topics that may be deemed ‘challenging’ or ‘sensitive’, we found that there was very little agreement with regards to how to approach some of these topics and discussions.URL https://srheblog.com/2023/01/13/fostering-a-sense-of-safety-in-higher-education/ Persons Luke Ward, Lauren McAllister, Lauren Young
Keywords
- safety
- higher education
- safe spaces
- teaching
- learning
- pedagogy