Teaching for Educational Equity
Case Studies for Professional Development and Principal Preparation
By (author) Jennifer L. Martin, Jane A. Beese
Publication date:
21 April 2016Length of book:
162 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13: 9781475821871
Teachers and school leaders are confronted by various issues pertaining to social justice every day. This volume will help school leaders to handle these issues ethically, and is intended to be used by administrators for the professional development of teachers, teacher leaders, and aspiring principals. This volume includes cases pertaining to race, class, gender, sexual orientation, discrimination and harassment, culturally responsive pedagogy, intersectionality, et cetera.
Plucked out of the news, from our own memories, or current lives, the cases contained in this volume represent the lived experiences of real students, teachers, and administrators. Each case requires the reader to look beyond the facts, by providing guidance on current research and policy guidelines. Each case provides the reader with additional information that will assist them in making informed decisions. Additionally, each case provides facilitators with guiding questions to assist them in their pedagogy and for subsequent class discussion. We struggle with issues of social justice, as we invite you to do, and with how to create and maintain equitable environments for all of our students in all of our schools.
Plucked out of the news, from our own memories, or current lives, the cases contained in this volume represent the lived experiences of real students, teachers, and administrators. Each case requires the reader to look beyond the facts, by providing guidance on current research and policy guidelines. Each case provides the reader with additional information that will assist them in making informed decisions. Additionally, each case provides facilitators with guiding questions to assist them in their pedagogy and for subsequent class discussion. We struggle with issues of social justice, as we invite you to do, and with how to create and maintain equitable environments for all of our students in all of our schools.
At a time when isms, phobias, injustice, and inequity are pervasive, this book provides educators with an instructive and illustrative resource to guide them into reflective spaces that should lead to social action. The issues explored in these cases are real, provocative, nuanced and essential for educators and teacher education programs serious about developing practices and policies that meet the need of students—all students, every day. This is necessary reading for pre-service and practicing educators.