The BERA Guide to Decolonising the Curriculum

Equity and Inclusion in Educational Research and Practice

Marlon Lee Moncrieffe, Omolabake Fakunle, Marlies Kustatscher, Anna Olsson Rost

• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN:
  9781835491478
• eBook ISBN:
  9781835491461
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Curricula

The call for decolonising curriculum knowledge comes from across public and academic voices and educational organisations. Led by international educationalists across all phases of education, The BERA Guide to Decolonising the Curriculum is a powerful evocation, direction, and call to action for epistemological equity in knowledge production, teaching, and learning.

The chapters draw on significant international literature from across the fields of decoloniality, race, gender, history, sociology, and philosophy, and real-world cases, with multiple examples from international academic leaders, academics, and teachers to address concerns about the ideological and political orientation of educational policy discourse bounded by Eurocentric epistemology.

Published in partnership between the British Educational Research Association (BERA) and Emerald Publishing, The BERA Guides are short, research-informed yet accessible introductions to key, interdisciplinary topics impacting education research and practice for a broad academic audience.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Figures and Tables
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors
• INTRODUCTION
• Chapter 1 Decolonising the Curriculum: Fostering Praxis for Equity and Inclusion
• EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY EDUCATION – INTRODUCTION
• Chapter 2 Decolonising and Diversifying Primary School Curriculum Knowledge: Enacting Theory in Practice and Pedagogy
• Chapter 3 The Primary Curriculum for Religious Education in Northern Ireland: Making a Case for Epistemic Justice
• Chapter 4 Decolonising Early Childhood Education: Disrupting Professional Discourses
• Chapter 5 Decolonial Education Through Solidarities: Anti-racism Learning in Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada
• Chapter 6 Decolonising Knowledge of the Parent–Practitioner Relationship in Early Childhood Practice Through Reflective Intercultural Teaching and Learning Interventions
• Chapter 7 Decolonising the Curriculum: A Comparative Case-study of Black Learner and Educator Perspectives and Experience from London (UK) and Johannesburg (South Africa)
• EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY EDUCATION – SUMMARY
• SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION – INTRODUCTION
• Chapter 8 Diversifying the History Curriculum in England: A Slow (R)evolution
• Chapter 9 Challenging Dominant Narratives: Centring Historically Underserved Voices to Create New Enquiries for the History Classroom
• Chapter 10 A Professional Development Model for the Teaching of British Empire, Migration, and Belonging
• Chapter 11 Decolonisation in Further Education: Engaging Diverse Students in the Delivery of a Decolonised Curriculum for A Level Biology in the Heart of the Former Empire
• Chapter 12 Decolonising Language Teaching: More Than a Box-ticking Exercise
• Chapter 13 HEADSUP: Using Deliberate Reflexive Practice to Strengthen Decolonial Thinking and Action
• SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION – SUMMARY
• HIGHER EDUCATION – INTRODUCTION
• Chapter 14 Creating the Anti-racism Framework to Transform the Curriculum for Student Teachers in England
• Chapter 15 Decolonial Praxis in Wales: Reflections on Research, Policy, and Anti-racist Action
• Chapter 16 Decolonising the Curriculum in Higher Education: Introducing a Practice-informed Framework from Two Non-white Academics in a UK University
• Chapter 17 Relationality, Plurilingualism, and Place: Language Education in Higher Education in Northern Ireland
• Chapter 18 ‘Hunting’ for a Black Feminist Decolonial ‘Archive’ at a Predominantly White University
• Chapter 19 Decolonising Teaching and Research: A Student Buddying Programme Between Burundi and the UK
• HIGHER EDUCATION – SUMMARY
• CONCLUSION
• Chapter 20 What Are the Next Steps to Advancing Equity and Inclusion in Teaching and Learning Through Decolonial Educational Research and Practice?
• Glossary of Key Terms
• Index