LEARNING IN PREDOMINANTLY WHITE SPACES: INTERROGATING DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION THROUGH MINORITY ETHNIC STUDENT PERSPECTIVES

This article is the transcription of an interview with three past students from minority ethnic backgrounds who completed the 'Creativity and Change' Special Purpose Award at Munster Technological University (MTU) Crawford College of Art and Design. The interviews discuss the student's experiences as participants from minority ethnic backgrounds on a course where the majority of students were White Irish. The students discuss their personal histories in their countries of origin and the challenges they faced to adapting to the demands of the course with its focus on development education (DE). The conversation reflects on how the DE sector can enhance the participation and inclusion of learners from the minority ethnic sector in its practice.