Transformative Teaching-Learning Practices in Higher Education: Fostering Equity, Well-Being, and Capability in the Social Sciences

This book focuses on transformative teaching-learning practices in social sciences that promote equity, capabilities, and wellbeing. It presents learner-centred methods and strategies that foster critical thinking, creativity, and active engagement, while highlighting the importance of indigenous and culturally relevant knowledge.The book explores key goals for fostering equity and wellbeing in social science disciplines, including psychology, education, sociology, social work, developmental studies, and economics, through four major sections: Knowledge, Voice, and Transformative Lens; Transformative Teaching-Learning in Practice; Structural Inequalities and Institutional Constraints; and Ecosystem for Equity and Wellbeing in Higher Education. It offers practical insights and actionable strategies from various disciplines aimed at enhancing the educational experience in higher education by empowering learners to reach their full potential.This volume is an essential resource for educators at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the social sciences. It provides insights into pedagogical approaches, including dialogic teaching, game-based and experiential learning, AI-supported creation, and wellbeing and equity-oriented support to address inequity, participation, and institutional constraints in higher education. It is also invaluable for policymakers and administrators in educational institutions who want to reform and improve higher education structures and pedagogies for equity and wellbeing.

About the Author

Rituparna Chakraborty is an experienced teacher and researcher in the field of Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, Qualitative Research Methodology, and Media Psychology.

Aneesh Kumar is Associate Professor of Psychology at CHRIST University, India. He coordinates the Holistic Education Development Cell and the Child Development Lab at the University.

Joan DeJaeghere is a Distinguished International Professor of Comparative and International Development Education, and the current Chair (24-25) of the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota.

Minati Panda is the former chairperson and the CAS coordinator of the Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University and the President of the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), India. She is currently the director of the National Multilingual Education Resource Consortium (NMRC), JNU.