Camilla Fitzsimons
Biographic Data
| ID | 6326372 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Camilla Fitzsimons |
| GIVEN NAMES | Camilla |
| FAMILY NAME | Fitzsimons |
| SIGNATURE | FITZSIMONS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Ireland, Maynooth |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5686-9993 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Standards or surveillance? A feminist-led critique of how quality assurance frameworks influence critical pedagogy in tertiary education
This article explores tensions between quality assurance (QA) and tertiary education practice that are underpinned by critical pedagogy. It acknowledges some of the benefits QA mechanisms can bring but outlines problems with many aspects of how we understand such concepts as ‘standards’, ‘quality’ and even ‘learning’ when verified through internal and external structures that are often more interested in performing QA than the actuality of ensuri…
Critical education in the Irish repeal movement
This article is written from a pro-choice perspective. Through a radical, inclusive feminist lens, I examine educational aspects of the Irish repeal movement; a 35 year long, grassroots movement that forced the hand of reluctant politicians into calling a referendum to repeal the eighth amendment. I draw from websites and media interviews, my own experience as an academic-activist, and aspects of comprehensive mixed methods research I carried out…
Working as a white adult educator, using our own life stories to explore asymmetries of power and privilege
The article is principally written for adult educators. It models an auto-ethnographic approach situating this within a critical pedagogic orientation. As an adult educator working in the Republic of Ireland, I draw from two instances in my own life that helped me to re-think my racialised identity. By reflecting on discomforts in terms of my own racial identity, the internalised nature of both white supremacy and racial oppression emerge. The st…
Working as a white adult educator, using our own life stories to explore asymmetries of power and privilege
The article is principally written for adult educators. It models an auto-ethnographic approach situating this within a critical pedagogic orientation. As an adult educator working in the Republic of Ireland, I draw from two instances in my own life that helped me to re-think my racialised identity. By reflecting on discomforts in terms of my own racial identity, the internalised nature of both white supremacy and racial oppression emerge. The st…
Working as a white adult educator, using our own life stories to explore asymmetries of power and privilege
The article is principally written for adult educators. It models an auto-ethnographic approach situating this within a critical pedagogic orientation. As an adult educator working in the Republic of Ireland, I draw from two instances in my own life that helped me to re-think my racialised identity. By reflecting on discomforts in terms of my own racial identity, the internalised nature of both white supremacy and racial oppression emerge. The st…
Critical education in the Irish repeal movement
This article is written from a pro-choice perspective. Through a radical, inclusive feminist lens, I examine educational aspects of the Irish repeal movement; a 35 year long, grassroots movement that forced the hand of reluctant politicians into calling a referendum to repeal the eighth amendment. I draw from websites and media interviews, my own experience as an academic-activist, and aspects of comprehensive mixed methods research I carried out…
Standards or surveillance? A feminist-led critique of how quality assurance frameworks influence critical pedagogy in tertiary education
This article explores tensions between quality assurance (QA) and tertiary education practice that are underpinned by critical pedagogy. It acknowledges some of the benefits QA mechanisms can bring but outlines problems with many aspects of how we understand such concepts as ‘standards’, ‘quality’ and even ‘learning’ when verified through internal and external structures that are often more interested in performing QA than the actuality of ensuri…
Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Abortion (1 work) · Accreditation (1 work) · Adult and Continuing Education Topics (1 work) · Adult education (1 work)