Kindness as a practice of Kittay's 'doulia' in higher education: caring for student carers during COVID-19 and beyond

Charlotte Overgaard, Jacqueline Mackaway

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    Abstract

    Recognising dependency as a fundamental aspect of existence and activating Kittay’s reciprocity principle, ‘doulia’, we investigate the impacts of COVID-19 on student carers at an Australian university, to what extent teaching staff care for student carers and which pedagogies and teaching practices aid student carers. Analysing the experiences of social science students shortly after the lockdown in 2020, we find that pedagogies of kindness and flexibility support student carers. We call on teaching staff to recognise students’ inevitable dependencies and commit to pedagogies of kindness.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)229-245
    Number of pages17
    JournalInternational Journal of Care and Caring
    Volume6
    Issue number1-2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2022

    Keywords

    • access to higher education
    • doulia
    • pedagogy of kindness
    • student carers
    • widening particiapation

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