Becoming humanizing educators during inhumane times: Valuing compassion and care above productivity and performance

Authors

  • Grace Inae Blum Seattle Pacific University
  • Leah Dale Central Washington University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/cie.vol22iss3.1992

Keywords:

teacher education, humanizing pedagogy, culturally sustaining pedagogies, COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

This qualitative inquiry presents a duoethnographic reflection by a pre-service teacher and teacher educator on their individual and collective experiences navigating teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Emails of gratitude exchanged between both authors serve as the beginning of their inquiry and analysis. Their narratives reveal the ways in which they experienced humanizing pedagogies, received compassion and care, and engaged in culturally sustaining pedagogies within their teacher preparation program. Implications for reimagining teacher preparation embedded in humanizing pedagogies are explored.

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Published

2021-12-08

How to Cite

Blum, G. I., & Dale, L. (2021). Becoming humanizing educators during inhumane times: Valuing compassion and care above productivity and performance. Current Issues in Education, 22(3). https://doi.org/10.14507/cie.vol22iss3.1992

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 3 (2021)

Section

Education During the Pandemic: Reflections from the Field

License

Authors retain copyright without restrictions. Unless otherwise indicated, from 2021 all articles are published under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA license. For more information visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Articles published prior to 2021 used a CC-BY-NC-SA license.