Removing dominance and gatekeeping in higher education
From LITE Podcasts by Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence
July 18, 2025 · 38 min
About this episode
The episode discusses Andrew Kirton's LITE Fellowship focused on challenging academic standards and promoting student ownership in higher education.
In the latest episode of LITE Bites, Robert Averies is joined by Andrew Kirton (Philosophy) to reflect on his recently completed LITE Fellowship: 'Removing dominance and gatekeeping in higher education'. Andrew's research set out to explore how academic standards and disciplinary norms might be 'opened up', challenged, and owned by students - rather than imposed upon them. He reflects on his Fellowship journey, the role of philosophy in pedagogical inquiry, and the lesser explored relationship between higher education and learning to drive! You can read more about Andrew's LITE Fellowship here , and explore other LITE Fellowships here .
People in this episode
Host: Robert Averies
Guest: Andrew Kirton
Topics covered
- higher education
- academic standards
- pedagogical inquiry
- student ownership
- philosophy
- LITE Fellowship
Keywords
- dominance
- gatekeeping
- academic standards
- student ownership
- philosophy
- pedagogy
- LITE Fellowship
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence
Books & works: Removing dominance and gatekeeping in higher education, LITE Fellowship, LITE Bites
Places: higher education
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