Radical Transformation: The "Inner Work" of Equity-Based Design

• In Event: Fairmont Roundtable Session Fifteen
  In Roundtable Session: Critical Reimagination of Teacher Education for Equity and Justice (Table 8)

Abstract

Despite the best of intentions, a large majority of efforts to promote equity fail. One paramount reason for this is that the leaders that are seeking to design equity-based solutions first need to deepen their equity lens by undergoing a radical inner transformation. The goal of this project was to utilize contemplative pedagogy as a tool to foster self-reflection, self-awareness and the embodiment of equity-based mindsets in teachers that were actively engaging in the equity-based design process. Using the lens of transformative learning theory, the data reveals that the use of contemplative pedagogy facilitated inner transformation that ultimately helped to guide the design process.

Authors

• Sunyata Smith, Lehman College - CUNY
  Presenting Author

• Jennifer M. Collett, Lehman College - CUNY
  Presenting Author