Education for social justice : the meaning of justice and current research / Nicholas M. Michelli, Tina J. Jacobowitz, Stacey Campo, and Diana Jahnsen ; with Lori Bush, Kenita Williams, Kortne Ednogun-Ticey, Ni Zhang, Sharon Hardy, Blanca Moon, and Laura Flores Shaw

"While we took the initative in proposing and assembling this book, obviously many others played key roles. Not the least of these are Stacey Campo and Diana Jahnsen, who took leadership as key authors ... Authors of the research sections of the chapters are doctoral graduates from the School of Education, Johns Hopkins University. Two others who assisted in chapters, Stacey Campo and Sharon Hardy, are PhD graduates from the CUNY graduate center."--Preface

Includes bibliographical references and index

Foreword / Laura Flores Shaw -- Preface and acknowledgments / Nicholas M. Michelli and Tina J. Jacobowitz -- List of contributors. 1. Education for social justice / Nicholas M. Michelli, Tina J. Jacobowitz, Stacey Campo, and Diana Jahnsen -- 2. Civic education / Nicholas M. Michelli, Stacey Campo, Tina J. Jacobwitz, and Diana Jahnsen -- 3. Discrimination and repression : slavery, segregation, racism, antisemitism, and their relation to deomcracy / Nicholas M. Michelli, Stacey Campo, Tina J. Jacobowitz, and Diana Jahnsen -- 4. College going and the effect of race and other factors / Nicholas M. Michelli, Stacey Campo, Tina J. Jacobowitz, and Diana Jahnsen -- 5. Responsive teaching for access to knowledge / Nicholas M. Michelli, Stacey Campo, Tina J. Jacobowitz, and Diana Jahnsen -- 6. Supporting mental health in community schools / Stace Campo and Diana Jahnsen -- 7. Informal learning and the role of parents / Nicholas M. Michelli, Stacey Campo, Tina J. Jacobowitz, and Diana Jahnsen -- 8. Summary, essentially contested concepts, conclusions, and future actions to promote social justice / Nicholas M. Michelli, Diana Jahnsen, Tina J. Jacobowitz, and Stacey Campo. -- Index

"Education for Social Justice is a statement of the role of education in promoting social justice. Drawing on research, this book explains what social justice is, presents the argument that democracy requires a commitment to social justice, and shows what action steps need to be taken to ensure social justice is achieved within education and society more broadly. The text presents research and concrete examples to examine the social justice issues facing society today. Some of the social justice topics explored include: access to higher education, informal education (such as museums and art galleries) and adequate civic education; racial and gender discrimination within education; as well as access to healthcare and the vote, which impact students' learning. It explores specific research and action for each of these elements and, at the end of the book, provides potential paths forward to improve social justice outcomes. This timely book encourages readers to consider what we can do to enhance social justice in education and society. It is important reading for pre-service teachers, particularly those studying Teaching for Social Justice, Social Studies Education, as well as Educational Policy and Politics, as well as for in-service teachers who want to make a difference"-- Provided by publisher

"Each of the dissertations at Johns Hopkins used here has a theme of social justice ..."--Preface