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Tiêu đề
Using student-led discussion and reflection of a public health-related nonfiction book as a tool to encourage inclusive pedagogy in an undergraduate classroom
Tác giả
Pandey S.; Wisenden P.; Shegrud W.R.
Năm xuất bản
2020
Source title
Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education
Số trích dẫn
4
DOI
10.1128/JMBE.V21I1.2069
Liên kết
Tóm tắt
Educators realize the need to provide an inclusive, safe environment in a diverse classroom setting to encourage discussion of sensitive topics. However, descriptions of evidence-based approaches that may help us to meet inclusive pedagogy-related competencies are limited. Here, we describe a discussion format that followed chapter readings from a nonfiction biographical book called Mountains beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World (2003), by Tracy Kidder. This semester-long effort allowed sufficient time for students to develop an understanding of global public health affairs and to reflect on their own role in this world as responsible citizens. A discussion around several sensitive issues emerged, such as the extent of their belief in faith versus science, their opinion on providing financial aid to developing countries versus addressing public health issues in their home country, stereotypes and how that may spread panic during a public-health emergency. The student essays provided evidence that activities were successful in 1) drawing out students' voices about world affairs, 2) teaching students to empathize with varied belief systems, 3) helping students develop a deeper appreciation of empirical and ethical factors that may affect such issues-all of which are key competencies for an inclusive classroom setting. We believe that the activities are flexible in structure and could be easily incorporated into a biology or liberal arts classroom setting to achieve inclusive pedagogy-related goals. © 2020 American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
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Nơi xuất bản
American Society for Microbiology
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Article
Open Access
All Open Access; Green Open Access
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Scopus