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dc.contributor.authorCastell, E.
dc.contributor.authorBullen, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorGarvey, D.
dc.contributor.authorJones, N.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-19T04:16:43Z
dc.date.available2019-02-19T04:16:43Z
dc.date.created2019-02-19T03:58:31Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationCastell, E. and Bullen, J. and Garvey, D. and Jones, N. 2018. Critical Reflexivity in Indigenous and Cross-cultural Psychology: A Decolonial Approach to Curriculum? American Journal of Community Psychology. 62 (3-4): pp. 261-271.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74386
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ajcp.12291
dc.description.abstract

Critical reflexivity is a mechanism for working toward decoloniality in higher education, with the potential to prompt students’ to critique the contexts in which they are embedded, and facilitate transformative learning. We present a critical examination of the tensions surrounding decoloniality and critical reflexivity in an undergraduate unit on Indigenous and cross-cultural psychology at a large Australian university. We invited students in the unit to participate in a written reflexive exercise at the beginning (N = 44) and end of semester (N = 23) and analyzed these reflections qualitatively for level (four-category scheme for coding) and content (causal layered analysis) of reflection. Findings suggest that, while students’ primarily demonstrate reflective engagement at levels preordinate to critical reflexivity, they are also engaged in active and nuanced processes of negotiating discomfort and uncertainty in this space. We pose critical commentary on the notion of safety in teaching practice, and consider the role of the academic institution in parametrizing the decolonial stance. This research holds application and transferability to higher education settings, and for the enduring project of engaging a decolonial approach to the curriculum within psychology.

dc.publisherSpringer
dc.titleCritical Reflexivity in Indigenous and Cross-cultural Psychology: A Decolonial Approach to Curriculum?
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume62
dcterms.source.number3-4
dcterms.source.startPage261
dcterms.source.endPage271
dcterms.source.issn0091-0562
dcterms.source.titleAmerican Journal of Community Psychology
curtin.departmentCurtin Medical School
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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