Teacher education for social justice
Subtitle: perspectives and lessons learned
By: [edited by] Luciana C. de Oliveira
Contributors: Miller, Galina
Publisher: IAP Information Age Pub.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9781623961084; 9781623961091; 9781623961107
Subjects: Critical pedagogy; Study and teaching; Social justice
Description: A group of multiethnic scholars and practitioner researchers explore concepts of teaching for social justice and preparing teachers to work towards social justice in schools and communities. This volume is intended for an audience of researchers in education and students in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses.
Table of contents: title: Perspectives and lessons learned about teacher education for social justice / Luciana C. de Oliveira; title: Socially just teaching through the eyes of Russian immigrants / Galina Miller and Lyubov Sylayeva; title: Teacher education for immigrant students: the educational issues of immigrant students in the United States and Japan / Thu Ya Aung, Shaivi Divatia, and Reiko Akiyama; title: Chocolate-covered Twinkies: social justice and superficial aims in teacher education / Jubin Rahatzad, Jason Ware, and Mark Haugen; title: Beyond dominant discourse on Islam: proposal for disruptions through teacher education programs for democratic engagement and social justice / Amina Shareef and Adrien Chauvet; title: Identity and social justice development of preservice teachers / Maricela Alvarado and Amy Carey; title: A social justice curriculum for Appalachia / Ryan Angus and Joshua Iddings; title: Al otro lado del Puente: fostering partnerships between academia and Latino communities / Zaira R. Arvelo-Alicea and Ileana Cortés Santiago; title: Preparing mathematics teachers for culturally and linguistically diverse students: what's language got to do with social justice? / David Norris and Luciana C. de Oliveira; title: Mathematics + social justice = a new take on mathematics teacher preparation / Caitlyn Holleran and Kadriye El-Atwani; title: The unintended consequences of No Child Left Behind on an Indiana school corporation: implications for English language learners' advocates / April M. Burke.