From Campfire to Classroom: An Application of Talking Circles and Storytelling in Hospitality Management Education

Pedagogical Talking Circles: Decolonizing Education through Relational Indigenous Frameworks

“…As a supportive learning space, we draw on theoretical approaches outlined above as the three main principles for methodology and praxis of situated relatedness, respectful listening, and reflective witnessing. Although this process has been adapted over time through practice and offers our pedagogical perspectives through our own experiences, there are many other effective approaches to talking circles, some of which include Running Wolf and Rickard (2003), Bohanon (2006), Granillo et al (2010), Haozous et al (2010, Kaminski (2011), Justice Institute of British Columbia (2016), Wilken and Nunn (2017), Zizka (2017), andBrown &Di Lallo (2020). Critical approaches to pedagogical talking circles are, as outlined in this article, somewhat distinct from other models, even if the application might share many similarities.…”

“…Tachine, Yellow Bird, and Cabrera (2016) position talking circles (what they call "sharing circles," resembling focus groups) as a methodological approach to understand Indigenous students who are transitioning into colleges and universities. Zizka (2017) identifies talking circles as a method to encourage safe communication, specifically sharing and empathy, in community-based contexts of hospitality management education. Some of the literature also emphasizes the methodology of storytelling in talking circles practices (Zizka, 2017;Tachine, Yellow Bird, & Cabrera, 2016).…”

“…Zizka (2017) identifies talking circles as a method to encourage safe communication, specifically sharing and empathy, in community-based contexts of hospitality management education. Some of the literature also emphasizes the methodology of storytelling in talking circles practices (Zizka, 2017;Tachine, Yellow Bird, & Cabrera, 2016).…”

Towards a spirituality-based platform in tourism higher education

“…Talking circles and storytelling can be used as pedagogical tools to encourage social discourse, share emotions and thoughts freely in a non-threatening way, brainstorm creative solutions to problems and foster collaborative learning. Zizka (2017) proposed digital talking circles and storytelling, using Instagram,…”