Exploring Decolonization Efforts in Aotearoa: The Role of Critical Reflection in a Doctoral Study Abroad Program

New Directions for Student Leadership 2026

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Authors: Kem Gambrell, Kim Arakawa, Toni Armstrong, Kasey Bentz, Sarah Brock, Britnee Christen, Kate Rysemus, Meredith White
DOI: 10.1002/yd.70046
Cited by: 0
References: 11

Abstract

Exposure to dynamics and cultures that reveal and challenge students' settler-colonial mindset is essential-not only for disrupting dominant narratives but also for interrogating foundational assumptions about how concepts like power and leadership operate. To cultivate this awareness, encountering other ways of being, particularly those rooted in cultures that enact shared leadership as lived praxis, requires sustained reflection on the self, the institution, and society. This article examines the impact of a doctoral study abroad course in New Zealand that explored the concepts of decolonization and leadership through students' narratives.

Fields of Study & Subjects

International Student and Expatriate Challenges Indigenous Health Education and Rights Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies

Publication details

Journal / source
New Directions for Student Leadership
Volume
2026
Issue
189
Pages
109–116
Publication date
1 March 2026
Language
EN