Interrogating Pedagogies in International Development Studies

Conference followed by a Postgraduate Workshop, organised by International Studies, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra.

This conference will provide a forum for academics, development practitioners, policy makers and researchers to exchange ideas on how to teach development studies in a manner that contributes to development and aid effectiveness.

We will explore new methodologies that are ‘transformative’ and ‘relevant’ within the development and aid industry and, which contribute our understanding of the role of academic institutions as agents of development especially for poverty reduction.

We will seek to answer the following critical questions:

• What role do academic institutions play in contributing to development and aid effectiveness?
• What pedagogical practices are most relevant to teaching international development studies?
• How do our teaching philosophies shape the way we develop and implement international development studies programs?
• How can academic institutions work collaboratively with donor agencies to engender positive development and aid outcomes?
• What research activities can be undertaken to advance knowledge of transformative pedagogies in international development studies?
• How can development studies teaching incorporate socio-cultural diversity?
• How useful are concepts such as Human Security for linking development studies with other disciplines?
• What are the appropriate ways in which development studies programs can best be designed to contribute to development and aid effectiveness for AUSAID and other donor agencies?
• How can academic institutions, donor agencies collaborate in exploring new research opportunities and strategic partnerships

Location

The Conference will be held in Building 5 Room 5B85 and the Workshop in Building 7, Room 7B13. See our campus maps, including Google map and maps for people with disabilities.

Proceedings

Conference proceedings with peer-reviewed papers will be accessible to all registered participants electronically.

Select papers will be published as a printed volume.

Conference Flyer

The Conference Flyer is available here in PDF format (176 kb). It includes background information for the theme of the conference, and a summary of other essential information also published on this website.