Feminist education for university staff responding to disclosures of sexual violence: a critique of the dominant model of staff development. Issue 2 (17th February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jones, Charlotte; Chappell, Anne; Alldred, Pam
• Is Part Of: Gender and education. Volume 33:Issue 2(2021)
• Page Start: 121
• Page End: 137
• Publication Date: 2021-02-17
• Subjects: Higher education -- feminist pedagogy -- sexual violence -- staff development -- training; Sex discrimination in education -- Periodicals; Sex role -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Women -- Education -- Periodicals; Discrimination sexuelle en éducation -- Périodiques; Rôle selon le sexe -- Périodiques; Femmes -- Éducation -- Périodiques; 379.26
• DOI: 10.1080/09540253.2019.1649639
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0954-0253

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Programmes for sexual violence prevention have focussed historically on university, school or college students rather than staff working at these institutions. The Universities Supporting Victims of Sexual Violence project (USVreact), co-funded by the European Commission, worked across universities in Europe to address this gap in the provision and knowledge of programmes aimed at staff. Each institutional partner in the project designed a programme to enable staff to respond appropriately to disclosures of sexual violence. This paper focuses on one UK university to explore the use of and reception to education principles and feminist pedagogy with staff from across the institution. These diverse pedagogical approaches were significant to the design of the university's innovative programme. The findings demonstrate the importance of a process of sexual violence pedagogy, as opposed to training, and highlight its positive implications for the whole university community.