Farrukh Akhtar
Biographic Data
| ID | 5747989 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Farrukh Akhtar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Farrukh |
| FAMILY NAME | Akhtar |
| SIGNATURE | AKHTAR F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kingston University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3299-2676 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Decolonising the peer review process
As an editorial team of three it has been a pleasure for us to navigate our way through this Special Issue on Decolonising Social Work Practice, Education and Research. From the outset the three of
Transcendental tales? An auto-ethnographic exploration of the coloniality of secularism
Western ideas around religion and spirituality have dominated social work education in the UK. The mandate to decolonise curricula provides an opportunity to re-evaluate this. Although a secular curriculum aims to promote specific values, it may unintentionally minimise the significance of religion and spirituality in the lives of practitioners and those they serve. In this autoethnographic account, the author explores a critical incident while i…
Collaborative online international learning to enhance intercultural effectiveness in social work education
Using the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) model, social work students based in three different countries (U.S. China, U.K.) were invited to participate in intercultural discussions about the development of the welfare systems in these countries. The discussion forum and COIL activities were conducted using synchronous virtual meetings via Zoom which were referred to as ‘virtual cocktail parties.’ Fifteen synchronous sessions we…
The emotional labour of decolonising social work curricula
In the light of global calls to decolonise the curriculum and the national impact of the Black Lives Matter movement, there is pressure on social work academics to review, deconstruct and decolonise social work curricula. Social work education places strong emphasis on anti-oppressive, relationship-based practice that acknowledges diversity, social and economic injustice. This creates additional complexities and pressures for educators attempting…
Observing Young Children
The introduction of this slim volume states that it is about ‘the process of finding user-friendly and purposeful ways of observing [children] and planning that will help those who are working with
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Observing Young Children
The introduction of this slim volume states that it is about ‘the process of finding user-friendly and purposeful ways of observing [children] and planning that will help those who are working with
The emotional labour of decolonising social work curricula
In the light of global calls to decolonise the curriculum and the national impact of the Black Lives Matter movement, there is pressure on social work academics to review, deconstruct and decolonise social work curricula. Social work education places strong emphasis on anti-oppressive, relationship-based practice that acknowledges diversity, social and economic injustice. This creates additional complexities and pressures for educators attempting…
Decolonising the peer review process
As an editorial team of three it has been a pleasure for us to navigate our way through this Special Issue on Decolonising Social Work Practice, Education and Research. From the outset the three of
Transcendental tales? An auto-ethnographic exploration of the coloniality of secularism
Western ideas around religion and spirituality have dominated social work education in the UK. The mandate to decolonise curricula provides an opportunity to re-evaluate this. Although a secular curriculum aims to promote specific values, it may unintentionally minimise the significance of religion and spirituality in the lives of practitioners and those they serve. In this autoethnographic account, the author explores a critical incident while i…
Collaborative online international learning to enhance intercultural effectiveness in social work education
Using the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) model, social work students based in three different countries (U.S. China, U.K.) were invited to participate in intercultural discussions about the development of the welfare systems in these countries. The discussion forum and COIL activities were conducted using synchronous virtual meetings via Zoom which were referred to as ‘virtual cocktail parties.’ Fifteen synchronous sessions we…
Social Work (4 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Engineering ethics (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social justice (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)