Engineering and Social Justice
A Global dimension for engineering education workshop series: Workshop 6
- Date:
- 28 Jan 2011
- Location:
- The University of Liverpool
- Organised by:
- A Global Dimension for Engineering Education
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These workshops for engineering lecturers aim to introduce and explore, curricula content, ways of thinking, and pedagogical and assessment approaches which will facilitate engineering students’ abilities in the following areas:
- question assumptions and ‘common sense’ and appreciate that ‘our’ way is not the only way
- critique the different models of human rights, ethics, justice and freedom as ways of questioning values in society
- support ‘at risk’ marginalised groups affected by engineering projects
- recognise the impact of unequal power and access to resources including engineering services
- critique the difference between charity and social justice and their relation to engineering practices
- appreciate feminist perspectives on technology
- analyse the relationship between technology and racialisation
- consider alternatives to oppressive management practices
- appreciate the importance of needs analysis and participatory design.
The Global Dimension project will pay 70% of travel and subsistence costs or £100, whichever is lower, for the first 15 people who sign up. We would encourage you to book your travel as soon as possible to ensure that you get the cheapest tickets available. Please contact Kate Everest if you have any queries.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Introductions and arrivals |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | What is social justice? |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Coffee |
| 11:45 – 12:45 | Hegemony and common sense |
| 12:45 – 1:45 | Lunch |
| 1:45 – 2:45 | Neutrality, objectivity, participatory |
| 2:45 – 3:00 | Afternoon Tea and an opportunity to start completing event feedback forms |
| 3:00 – 4:00 | Charity and social justice in education |
References
Baillie, C., Reader, J., Kabo, J., (2011) ‘Heterotopia Crossing the threshold: a journey into new ways of thinking’ to appear Zero Books 2011
Martin, M., Bray, T., Kibler, J., (2006) Charity and social justice: what do we owe the poor? McDonald Williams Institute Research Brief Feb 2006
Marullo, S and Edwards, R., From Charity to Justice. American Behavioural Scientist Vol 43 p 895 Feb 2000
Riley, D. (2008), ‘What do we mean by Social Justice?’ in Engineering and Social Justice. Morgan and Claypool
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