Social Justice Pedagogy Across the Curriculum: The Practice of Freedom

by Chapman; Thandeka K.

• ISBN13: 9780415806046
• ISBN10: 0415806046
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2010-03-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

What knowledge and tools do pre- and in-service educators need to teach for and about social justice across the curriculum in K-12 classrooms?This compelling text synthesizes in one volume historical foundations, philosophic/theoretical conceptualizations, and applications of social justice education in public school classrooms.Part I details the history of the multicultural movement and the instantiation of public schooling as a social justice project.Part II connects theoretical frameworks to social justice curricula. Parts I and II are general to all K-12 classrooms.Part III provides powerful specific subject-area examples of good practice, including English as a Second Language and Special/ Exceptional EducationSocial Justice Pedagogy Across the Curriculum includes highlighted Points of Inquiry and Points of Praxis sections offering recommendations to teachers and researchers and activities, resources, and suggested readings. These features invite teachers at all stages of their careers to reflect on the role of social justice in education, particularly as it relates to their particular classrooms, schools, and communities.Relevant for any course that addresses history, theory, or practice of multicultural/social justice education, this text is ideal for classes that are not subject-level specific and serve a host of students from various backgrounds.

Author Biography

Thandeka K. Chapman is Associate Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Nikola Hobbel is Associate Professor of English Education, Humboldt State University.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xvi
Introduction: Conversations, Problems, and Action	p. 1
Historical Perspectives	p. 7
"These are Revolutionary Times": Human Rights, Social Justice, and Popular Protest	p. 9
Federal Education Policy and Social Justice Education	p. 36
Roots of Social Justice Pedagogies in Social Movements	p. 59
Theoretical Intersections	p. 87
Critical Theory as Social Justice Pedagogy	p. 89
"Jump at Da Sun": Black Feminist Influences on Social Justice Pedagogy	p. 104
Can we Learn Queerly? Normativity and Social Justice Pedagogies	p. 121
Critical Multiculturalism: Transformative Educational Principles and Practices	p. 144
After Poststructuralism: Rethinking the Discourse of Social Justice Pedagogy	p. 164
Indigenous Knowledges and Social Justice Pedagogy	p. 184
Welcoming the Unwelcome: Disability as Diversity	p. 201
Social Justice Pedagogy and Praxis	p. 221
Social Justice and Arts Education: Spheres of Freedom	p. 223
Writing in Academic Genres: Is Social Justice a Learning Outcome?	p. 236
Writing, Pedagogy, and Social Justice	p. 250
Mathematics Education for Social Transformation	p. 262
Science Curricular Materials through the Lens of Social Justice: Research Findings	p. 273
Critical Media Inquiry as High School Social Studies for Social Justice: Doc Your Bloc	p. 283
Second Language Education: With Liberty and Languages for All	p. 299
Afterword: The Power not yet in Power	p. 309
About the Contributors	p. 313
Index	p. 318
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