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ERIC Number: ED662407
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Sep-18
Pages: 18
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Challenging Structures of Excessive Entitlement in Curricula, Teaching, and Learning through Dialogic Engagement
Richard D. Sawyer; Joe Norris
Advances in Research on Teaching
In this chapter, we purport that "excessive entitlement" is directly linked to concepts of self/identity with the belief that how we come to regard self in relation to the Other is implicitly and explicitly taught. We view excessive entitlement as a manifestation of the privilege and infallibility of educators who take for granted the correctness of their actions. Through a critical examination of personal stories, theoretical literature, and common school practices, we create a collage of thoughts that highlight some of the complex factors that intersect with excessive entitlement, albeit considering what may be determined "excessive" and by whom. We use a dialogic format, in this chapter, but do not engage in an actual duoethnography. We address the following questions: How does one (a) create an ethical habitus, constantly being aware of one's responsibility toward the Other, (b) reflexively and humbly practice self-accountability in a manner that recognizes one's positionality and status that is grounded in historical privileged, personal power dynamics, and systems of oppression, (c) develop dialogic ways of being in a neoliberal ethos of systemic accountability within prescriptive curricula, and (d) as teacher educators, assist students in understanding and practicing such dispositions. We discuss how developing dialogic ways of being, treating others with respect, practicing humility in the face of other people, and learning to respect and build on difference disrupt excessive entitlement. We also explore complexities around the attempt to create "safe spaces" for students, given risks of self-deception and appropriation of students' meaning-making. [For the complete volume, "After Excessive Teacher and Faculty Entitlement: Expanding the Space for Healing and Human Flourishing through Ideological Becoming. Advances in Research on Teaching. Volume 47," see ED662291.]
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Language: English
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