This article is framed in decoloniality and responds to calls for educational systems, curricula, and classroom instruction in sub-Saharan Africa and other Global South contexts to be decolonized. The article proposes the adoption of a Dagba? Indigenous philosophy--"Bilchiinsi" (ethical living)--as a relational pedagogy for transforming…

This article proposes that incorporating Indigenous North American fundamental worldviews into social work education could offer valuable insights. Highlighting the perspectives of Native American fundamental worldviews, which emphasize interconnectedness and responsibility toward all living beings, could aid in decolonization efforts through…

Decolonising university curriculum is not a unique Australian project but involves all settler colonial nations in efforts to deconstruct the 'pathological effects' of colonisation. This undertaking supports a societal transition towards a more socially just world where the human rights and Knowledges of First Nations are recognised and respected.…

Purpose: The increasing calls to integrate Indigenous perspectives and address the colonial foundations of business schools necessitate a profound shift in educational systems. Such a change mandates a transformation that acknowledges diverse knowledge systems and methodologies, moving beyond the dominant Western paradigms.…

This visual essay reflects the spiritual and ceremonial experiences I have had with various Native American groups. The images and text reveal over 30 years of autoethnographical reflections. When text is inadequate to capture the fullness of the spiritual and ceremonial experiences, visual interpretations are used to develop a more complete…

Purpose: Poetic inquiry is an approach that promotes alternate perspectives about what research means and speaks to more diverse audiences than traditional forms of research. Across academia, there is increasing attention to decolonising research. This reflects a shift towards research methods that recognise, acknowledge and appreciate diverse…

In this paper, I explore the transitional spaces of teaching and writing by restorying an anomalous event in my teaching of Canadian literature in a grade seven classroom and my efforts to decolonise that teaching. Thinking with Elizabeth Ellsworth's concept of pedagogy as it relates to knowledge in the making and the learning self, I take…

Decolonization address inequities in global settings that persist from colonial era practices. This pilot study gathers data from participants (student participants, n = 8; program facilitators, n = 3; local partners, n = 3) involved in a study abroad program to India and analyzes post-program perceptions related to select aims of decolonizing…

What does decolonising the curriculum (DtC) entail and is it possible in the current context? I distinguish between a thick and thin idea of DtC. Thick DtC acknowledges that alternative knowledge systems exist, other than our western view of knowledge as 'justified true belief'. Thick DtC calls for recognition of epistemic injustice to indigenous…

We are one Indigenous and three settler academics struggling with the question of what decolonizing means for us in our educational practices at three universities, located in different parts of the territory called Canada and Turtle Island. Drawn to the idea of Decoding the Disciplines as a process for this work, we found ourselves critiquing…

Education systems founded on the legacies and structures of colonisation (for example, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada) have established curricular structures that have perpetuated and entrenched processes and practices that marginalise and delegitimise Indigenous people and knowledge. We argue that the approach to curriculum inclusion used…

Purpose: To share the narratives of six Indigenous Researchers representing the diverse thinking of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders. The narratives describe the impact Decolonizing Methodologies have on our lives within the framework of Tuhiwai Smith's Indigenous Research Agenda. Design/methodology/approach: Linda Tuhwai Smith's Indigenous…

This edited collection brings together theories and lived experiences in teaching and learning Nature through multiple ways of coming to know. Showcasing the experiences and ideas from diverse stakeholders in the field of education, this book includes work from researchers, teacher-educators, teachers, outreach workshop facilitators, and…

Although research shows that critical outcomes occur for Native students when culture-based education (CBE) centers self-determination, sovereignty, and Indigeneity, Kanaka 'Oiwi (Native Hawaiian) students rarely learn about these concepts. This review thus seeks to understand how scholars operationalize self-determination and Ea (sovereignty,…

Using the method of medical biography, this article challenges some of the more treasured decolonial viewpoints on knowledge production in and from the global South. The biography in question concerns one of the leading cardiovascular scientists in the world with roots in South Africa, but whose breakthrough studies in medicine significantly…