Unsettling Notions of Planning Competence: Lessons from Studio-Based Learning with Indigenous Peoples. (March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Barry, Janice; Allan, Evan; Chandran, Deepa; Cook, James; Curtis, Brittany; Kostyniuk, Ashley; Mikulec, Philip; Searle, Meleana; Yau, Derek
• Is Part Of: Journal of planning education and research. Volume 43:Number 1(2023)
• Page Start: 35
• Page End: 46
• Publication Date: 2023-03
• Subjects: Indigenous peoples -- studios -- accreditation standards -- intercultural competence -- pedagogy; Pueblos indígenas -- Talleres -- Estándares de acreditación -- Competencia intercultural -- Pedagogía; 原住民 -- 工作室 -- 认证标准 -- 跨文化能力 -- 教育学; Regional planning -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Periodicals; City planning -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Periodicals; 307.12
• DOI: 10.1177/0739456X19844571
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0739-456X

Abstract

Drawing on the instructor and student experiences of a service-based learning course with Indigenous peoples, this paper considers how studios develop the skills and competencies outlined by accrediting bodies. Yet, this approach to teaching and learning can also unsettle students' sense of professional competence and faith in the usefulness of conventional planning methods. In this case, unsettlement was a valuable and productive outcome that supported the development of a more critically reflective approach to working with Indigenous peoples and a newfound appreciation of the need to engage in disquieting conversations about the colonial underpinnings of the planning profession.