ERIC Number: EJ796115
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1540-9392
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Taking Stands for Social Justice
Lindley, Lorinda; Rios, Francisco
Scholar-Practitioner Quarterly, v2 n2 p89-106 Win 2003-2004
In this paper the authors describe efforts to help students take a stand for social justice in the College of Education at one predominantly White institution in the western Rocky Mountain region. The authors outline the theoretical frameworks that inform this work and the context of our work. The focus is on specific pedagogical strategies used with teacher education students who primarily were from monocultural (Euro-American) communities in their preparation for diversity and equity in multicultural America. The authors describe these strategies and themes that emerged from student responses. These themes included the value of seeing things from different perspectives, recognition of White privilege, and the role of power in schooling. The paper is concluded with broad questions and implications for research and teaching for social justice. (Contains 2 tables and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Social Justice, Cultural Pluralism, Schools of Education, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education, Whites, Student Diversity, Equal Education, Multicultural Education, Cultural Differences, Classroom Techniques, Social Attitudes, Social Bias, Consciousness Raising
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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