Infusing Intersectional Pedagogy into Adult Education and Human Resource Development Graduate Education

Abstract

Intersectional pedagogy (IP) is an educational intervention to help learners develop a social justice consciousness about interlocking systems of oppression that create injustice at the individual, group, and societal levels. The purpose of the study is to explore tenets of IP and profile ways higher education instructors from adult education (AE) and human resource development (HRD) programs might infuse intersectional perspectives into their teaching. Based on a literature review, this work demonstrates the foundations, principles, strategies, and challenges of IP. Further, this article proposes a tailored course design model to help instructors enact IP in the classroom. This study will benefit AE and HRD scholars by increasing their understanding of IP. Further, it will contribute to developing adult learners’ capacity to examine workplaces and society in critical, intersectional ways and take more mindful, timely action to create more equitable organizations and communities.