Creating space for critical feminist social work pedagogy 1
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Title
The Routledge International Handbook of Feminisms in Social Work
First Page
305
Last Page
316
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
School
School of Arts and Humanities
Abstract
The practice and teaching of Western social work are shaped within the institutional context of a predominately managerial higher education sector and neoliberal societal context that valorises the individual. Critical feminist social work educators face constraints and challenges when trying to imagine, co-construct, enact and improve ways to engage in the communal relationality of critical feminist pedagogy. In this article, the authors draw upon the literature and use a reflective, inductive approach to explore and analyse observations made about efforts to engage with a subversive pedagogy whilst surviving in the neoliberal academy While the article draws on experiences of social work teaching and research in a regional Australian university, the matters explored are likely to have resonance for social work education in other parts of the world. A tentative outline for thinking about the processes involved in co-creating a critical feminist pedagogical practice is offered.
DOI
10.4324/9781003317371-30
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Epstein, S., Hosken, N., & Vassos, S. (2024). Creating space for critical feminist social work pedagogy 1. In S. Epstein, N. Hosken & S. Vassos (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Feminisms in Social Work. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003317371-30