Towards a Pedagogy of Trauma: Experiences of Paramedics and Firefighters in a COVID-19 Era and Opportunities for Transformative Learning

Many workers, especially first responders, experience trauma at work. We gathered experiences of frontline workers in Berlin during COVID-19 and theorize those within an education paradigm. Their were written as part their reflective writing on a hazard prevention course for emergency 2022. The theorizing focuses the struggle meaning precipitated by student’s makes case understanding how this may prompt significant learning—even transformative learning—for individuals possibly broader society. This theoretical analysis is informed Carol Gilligan, Axel Honneth, Oskar Negt Jack Mezirow who help reconnect professional with personal interests thinking emotional dimensions propose critical ways which instrumental, procedural imperatives are disconnected from recognition also assists these connections. thinking/emotional divide professional/personal splits themselves pedagogy reconnection transformative.