Towards a Decolonised Future for Higher Education

Twyman-Ghoshal, Anamika ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4076-6687, Shafi, Adeela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6265-5024, El Masri, Omar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0554-590X, Copland, Samuel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7469-8320 and Afriyie, Charles ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0632-0809 (2025) Towards a Decolonised Future for Higher Education. In: Innovations in Decolonising the Curriculum: Multidisciplinary Perspectives. Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 189-191. ISBN 978-1-83608-914-8

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Abstract

Decolonising the curriculum is not a one-size-fits-all approach. In the case of higher education, each discipline needs to tailor the decolonising approach to their unique context and subject area needs. United by a shared responsibility for dismantling colonial legacies in higher education curricula, the authors of this edited collection reflect on ways they have embedded innovative grassroots efforts to navigate power and knowledge to transform curricula. Featuring authors from a range of disciplines including architecture, business, biology, computer science, criminology, education, finance, history, international relations, literature, physics, and visual arts, the collection provides the reader with a rare opportunity for cross-disciplinary learning. Authors share their ideas, tools, and experiences as they manoeuvre through a state of liminal transformation towards a decolonised future for higher education. Topics include curricular design, classroom arrangements, impactful assessments, library support, pedagogical racism, restorative practices, research funding, research methodologies, and the degree awarding gap. The book aims to support readers at different stages of the decolonising university curricula journey, including those in the early stages and those who are looking to develop and deepen their practice. Examining the importance of decolonising curricula in a post-colonial and globalised world, Innovations in Decolonising the Curriculum: Multidisciplinary Perspectives is for all who are keen to move ‘decolonising the curriculum’ from debate to action in higher education.

Item Type:	Book Section
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education, Health and Sciences
Depositing User:	Charlotte Crutchlow
Date Deposited:	21 Apr 2026 10:33
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2026 09:30
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/16202

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