Anti-Oppressive and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy

Undergraduate

This course explores the principles of anti-oppression as it relates to culturally sustaining pedagogy in education. Students will examine operation and impact of different forms of oppression on the lives of the children in their classrooms and the ways in which power, privilege, and oppression relate to social difference. Students will develop strategies to promote social justice, Indigeneity, Decolonization/Anti- colonial pedagogy, equity, diversity, and inclusion in their classrooms through Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy - building on decades of asset-based pedagogical research including Culturally Relevant, Culturally Responsive, and Linguistic Pedagogy. (1.5 Credit weight)