Resisting Hegemony in Teacher Education: Possibilities for Transformational Teaching and Learning Within Neoliberal Systems
Kathryn Broad (k.broad@utoronto.ca)
Education both replicates and reinforces hegemonic power structures in society. To change educational systems, it is imperative that teacher educators resist neoliberal forces and normative assumptions that value some over others, prioritize competition over collaboration, and use mechanisms of standardization and accountability to operationalize both. This study explores how embracing multiplicity, prioritizing collaboration over competition, and enacting Universal Design for Learning (UDL) pri