From deficit thinking to collective responsibility

From deficit thinking to collective responsibility: rethinking Equity and Diversity as a shared responsibility in Teacher Education

This podcast delves into how teacher education can move beyond individual responsibility and towards collective action in fostering equity and diversity, away from a deficit perspective. Narrated by Tibo De Wever, the episode features an in-depth conversation with Professor Orhan Agirdag, author of Education in a Colored Society and teacher educator at KU Leuven.  

He challenges the notion that equity can be achieved through the efforts of a single “heroic” teacher educator. Instead, he advocates for a collective pedagogical responsibility, emphasizing the need for teacher education programs to combine an infused and standalone approach. Professor Agirdag shares his experience of working bottom-up with schools, showing how diversity is a shared commitment rather than an isolated goal. 

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Read the whole interview transcript – Here