Decolonizing educator preparation programs: Reimagining educator preparation for educational equity

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Educator preparation programs in the United States operate within a settler-colonial framework rather than as neutral training grounds, requiring decolonization to achieve true educational equity. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONTRADICTORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

Tiffany Hollis

doi:10.1080/15505170.2026.2718906

August 20, 2026Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy

Decolonizing educator preparation programs: Reimagining educator preparation for educational equity

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Examine how educator preparation programs can move beyond perceived neutrality to dismantle colonial frameworks and foster educational equity.
Conceptual and critical policy analysis of traditional educator preparation program structures.
Theoretical examination of settler colonial mechanisms embedded in standard teacher training curricula.
Demonstrates that conventional educator training paradigms reinforce systemic inequities by framing pedagogical knowledge as culturally neutral.
Outlines actionable frameworks for integrating decolonial pedagogical practices to support equity-oriented teacher development.

Implication

Conceptual analysis explores decolonial frameworks in educator preparation programs, highlighting pathways to advance educational equity.

Abstract

Educator preparation programs (EPPs) in the United States have long been positioned as neutral training grounds for developing pedagogical and content knowledge. Yet, within a U.S. settler colonial...

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