ERIC Number: EJ1439192
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Apr
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-8204
EISSN: EISSN-1943-2216
Reclaiming English Education: Rooting Social Justice in Dispositions
Janet Alsup; sj Miller
English Education, v46 n3 p195-215 2014
This article addresses the importance of foregrounding social justice in teaching and assessing dispositions for preservice teachers in secondary English language arts. We provide a historical overview of dispositions and their politicization, and we address NCATE's removal of social justice and its impending return. We conclude with possibilities for assessing dispositions for social justice and reflections on the implications for accreditation and consider what might be in store for the future of dispositions in English education.
Descriptors: English Instruction, Social Justice, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Secondary School Teachers, Language Arts, Politics of Education, Accreditation (Institutions)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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