Continued Exploration and Envisioning of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Higher Education: A Collaborative Self-Study

• In Event: Friday Roundtable Session 9:45 am
  In Roundtable Session: Enacting Culturally Sustaining, Relevant, and/or Responsive Pedagogies (Table 39)

Abstract

Four faculty members re-engaged in a collaborative self-study from ten years ago to explore shifting experiences and challenges of being culturally responsive educators across various disciplines in higher education. Participants engaged in a series of five meetings consisting of four peer interviews and one focus group. Peer interviews were guided by four domains of our original culturally responsive pedagogy in higher education framework. Findings include the participants’ articulation of culturally responsive pedagogy in higher education, the importance of expanding the framework, and being responsive to faculty and their professional growth especially during the recent tumultuous socio-political climate. The study calls for increased attention and advocacy higher education institutions need to provide for faculty committed to actualize this work.

Authors

• Sophia Han, University of South Florida

• Jennifer Jacobs, University of South Florida

• Eugenia Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, University of South Florida

• Zorka Karanxha, University of South Florida