TY - JOUR
T1 - “I'm not alone”
T2 - Outcomes of a faculty-wide initiative for co-creating inclusive science curricula through student-staff partnership
AU - Mercer-Mapstone, Lucy
AU - Banas, Kasia
AU - Davila, Yvonne
AU - Huston, Wilhelmina
AU - Meier, Peter
AU - Mekonnen, Bethlehem
PY - 2021/10/26
Y1 - 2021/10/26
N2 - We explored the experiences of and outcomes for students and staff working in partnership on an academic development project aiming to enhance the inclusivity of science curricula across a faculty. Quantitative survey data revealed changes in student and staff perceptions including increases in sense of belonging for both, perceptions of fairness in decision making for students, and increased adoption of inclusive teaching practices for staff. Open responses articulated benefits and challenges of the project. Implications from this research will be relevant to academic developers working in similar spaces such as decolonising the curriculum or engaging students as partners in development work.
AB - We explored the experiences of and outcomes for students and staff working in partnership on an academic development project aiming to enhance the inclusivity of science curricula across a faculty. Quantitative survey data revealed changes in student and staff perceptions including increases in sense of belonging for both, perceptions of fairness in decision making for students, and increased adoption of inclusive teaching practices for staff. Open responses articulated benefits and challenges of the project. Implications from this research will be relevant to academic developers working in similar spaces such as decolonising the curriculum or engaging students as partners in development work.
KW - Student-staff partnership
KW - inclusive curriculum
KW - sense of belonging
KW - science education
U2 - 10.1080/1360144X.2021.1988618
DO - 10.1080/1360144X.2021.1988618
M3 - Article
JO - International Journal for Academic Development
JF - International Journal for Academic Development
SN - 1360-144X
ER -