Kindness of pedagogy and practice

Milner, Alison and Fewings, Gill (2025) Kindness of pedagogy and practice. BERA Blog.

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Abstract

Library archives are strangely exciting places. They sit there, quiet stacks of books and old paper, silently humming with thousands of stories. … To open a box or a book on a page of old handwriting, with its browning ink on yellowing paper, requires a steady nerve. Having been discovered, the ancestors demand attention. (Tesar, 2015, p. 101) Plymouth Marjon University has a wonderful archive of materials recording the history of the university over 180 years, which is curated and cared for by Gil. Before doing primary research with participants, the Far away from the ivory tower research project team visited the archives, selecting sources that spoke to the team members in relation to notions of disadvantage. These were used in meetings with those who were first-in-family to attend university, some of whom may have experienced disadvantage, to stimulate discussion and story-sharing. Alison was drawn to the concept of kindness, which may be defined as being genuinely concerned about another person’s health and wellbeing (Fox & Aspland, 2024; Mastrantonio, 2023). Magnet at al. (2014, cited in Gorny-Wegrzyn & Perry, 2021) highlight that kindness can ‘promote an educator–student connection that encourages the abilities of learners and is attentive to their interests while also stimulating consideration for the needs and interests of others (p. 70, our emphasis).

Item Type:	Article
Depositing User:	Ms Raisa Burton
Date Deposited:	25 Nov 2025 13:58
Last Modified:	25 Nov 2025 13:58
URI:	https://marjon.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/18044

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