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Direct linkUnterhalter, Elaine – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2009
While there is a substantial conceptual literature on equality in education, there has been little clarificatory discussion on the term equity, despite its frequent use in policy and planning documents. The article draws out some different ways in which equity can be understood in education. It distinguishes three forms of equity, looking at the…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Social Environment, Definitions, Social Justice
Ukpokodu, Omiunota N. – Teacher Education and Practice, 2010
Social justice is a concept that means equality and fairness. In education, this means equal access and opportunity for all students to maximize their fullest potential to become productive and contributive members of society. Within the last decade, the notion of teaching for social justice has become popularized in teacher education. Most…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Change, Disadvantaged
Ladda, Shawn – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2009
From writing the first Guidebooks for hockey, soccer, swimming, track and field, and basketball, to lobbying Congress to strive for equity and equal opportunities for girls, the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS) has been and continues to be the beacon in education to advance fairness and equity in sports. As NAGWS enters…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Physical Education, Professional Associations, Organizational Effectiveness
Aragon, Antonette; Brantmeier, Edward J. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2009
The purpose of this chapter is to continue and potentially expand the conversation about how a diversity-affirming ethical orientation and an understanding of critical epistemology might guide institutional decision making in community colleges in the direction of social justice. The chapter begins with a conceptual overview of the terms…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Community Colleges, Decision Making, Ethics
Elwood, Jannette; Lundy, Laura – Research Papers in Education, 2010
The linkage between the impact of assessment and compliance with children's rights is a connection, which although seemingly obvious, is nonetheless rarely made, particularly by governments, which, as signatories to the relevant human rights treaties, have the primary responsibility for ensuring that educational practice is compatible with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Childrens Rights, Educational Practices, Educational Policy
Jackson, Liz – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2008
Affirmative action in higher education remains a controversial topic in the US today, as it is tied in directly with citizens' varying conceptions of the larger society, and the importance of racial and other differences (in particular, socioeconomic class) in individual experiences and outcomes. This essay examines different arguments for and…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Higher Education, Race, Affirmative Action
