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Androff, David; Fike, Chris; Rorke, John – Journal of Social Work Education, 2017
Green issues such as protecting environmental rights and promoting sustainability are growing in importance to social work practice but are largely ignored in social work curricula. This article uses comparative case studies of three student-led community practice projects to demonstrate how environmental rights can be incorporated into social…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Social Work, Counselor Training, Environment
Bailey-Jones, Tsuru L. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The United States has a long history of resettling refuges in the country. Research indicates that refugee students enter the country and ultimately schools with varied educational experiences including little to no formal education, language barriers to learning, and discrimination (Block, Cross, Riggs, & Gibbs, 2014; Dryden-Petersen, 2015;…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Interviews, School Districts, Elementary Secondary Education
Eversman, Kimberly A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The passing of anti-immigrant legislation in the state of Arizona over the last decade has exacerbated an already oppressive system perpetuated by globalization and its byproducts, neoliberalism and neoconservativism. The social justice activist educators who live and work with the children and families most affected by these laws and policies…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Activism, Teacher Role, Teacher Attitudes
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Blankenship, Ann E.; Locke, Leslie Ann – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2015
This case study outlines the struggle for desegregation and the adoption of culturally responsive curricula in the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) as it attempted to balance state politics and federal court oversight. The case offers a detailed illustration of the political and legal events that led up to the adoption, elimination, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, School Desegregation, Culturally Relevant Education, School Districts
Holmes, Ashley J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In this project, I theorize public pedagogy in rhetoric and composition by examining a series of case studies within the writing programs and departments of the University of Arizona, Syracuse University, and Oberlin College. This cross-institutional study employs comparative analysis of historical, pedagogical, and institutional documents, as…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Writing (Composition), College Students, Case Studies
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Campana, Alina – Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, 2011
Some art educators working in communities exemplify an alternative to the more common and stereotypical notion of the artist as autonomous, self-focused, and neutral. They view artmaking and education as vehicles for social justice and, in some cases, for social and political activism. In these broader social functions, the boundaries between art,…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Social Change, Activism, Art Education