ERIC Number: EJ1433880
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 17
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Through a Glass Darkly: Ideology, Education, Institution
Himani Bannerji
Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, v36 n1 p5-21 2024
Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)--or sometimes styled EDID by including decolonization--is an institutionalized response to demands for access, inclusion, recognition, and redistribution by communities of people excluded from traditional centres of power. Under the banner of EDI(D), educational institutions have launched an extensive program of adult education, seeking to "train" institutional actors to adhere to policies and root out bias in practice. In this paper, Bannerji situates the relations of EDI work within the broader framing of multiculturalism, racism, and ideologies of education in Canada. Drawing from Dorothy Smith's unique articulations of ontology and ideology, Bannerji confronts the ideological praxis of EDI work and asks us to consider the politics of identity and pedagogy that constitute this particular conjuncture.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Diversity, Inclusion, Adult Education, Teaching Methods, Cultural Pluralism, Racism, Ideology, Praxis, Self Concept, Higher Education, Politics of Education, Decolonization, Social Problems
Mount Saint Vincent University. e-mail: cjsaerceea@gmail.com; Web site: https://cjsae.library.dal.ca/index.php/cjsae
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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