Authority Sharing: An Overview Guide
Authority sharing involves supporting youth in using their expertise to educate others, whether that be other youth or the adult educators themselves. This overview guide introduces the concept of authority sharing and gives examples of ways to incorporate this concept into learning and teaching.
Topics
- authority sharing
- informal STEM learning (ISL)
- youth engagement
- equitable learning
- traditional Western science
- Western epistemology
- youth voices
- pedagogy
- learning environment
- educator practices
- cultural knowledge
- power asymmetry
- learning outcomes
- equity compass
- leadership role
- sharing expertise
- personal experience
- identity in STEM
- revoicing
- peer teaching
- transformative potential
- student talk
- power dynamics
- agency
- reflective practice
- equity
- social justice
- informal learning
- lived experience
- idea sharing