Promoting Reflection as Practice.
To “reflect” means to think deeply, thoughtfully and carefully about something. It may be an incident in one’s own life or another’s. It may be about something artistic that has been presented. Reflection aids in developing critical enquiry and critical thinking.
Workshops
IGS also offers workshops to facilitate Gender Mainstreaming and Gender Integration
Programmes
The Institute of Gender Studies (IGS) writes the syllabus for courses that the Institute will offer and that will be offered in conjunction with other departments at the University.
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE
The Institute of Gender Studies (IGS) at the University comes under the Office of the Vice-Chancellor and its Director reports to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic Engagement. It is the goal of the IGS to fulfill The University’s mission of offering a focused, inclusive and empowering program of education designed at correcting systemic inequities and promoting reflective practice. The Institute is envisioned as one for transformational teaching, learning and leadership and consistent with The University of Guyana’s regulations will:
- Offer certificate and credit courses designed to critically analyze, from a human rights and social justice standpoint, cultures, institutions, individuals and intellectual ideas.
- Facilitate research and other program/project activities;
- Address gender-related issues pertinent to the personal and academic success of undergraduate and postgraduate students;
- Develop policy and make policy recommendations on interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research, teaching and outreach program and activities related to gender mainstreaming.
- Work to advance a national agenda on women and gender studies.
- Maintain and share course materials and resource data for IGS inter-faculty and inter-campus teaching;
“… I would like to recommend IGS workshops to everybody, I think everybody should be aware of who they are and I think these workshops have the power to do that…”
Former Student Nkofi Hodge speaking on his experiences after attending one of our workshops.
