Seeking social justice: a teacher education faculty's self-study

Multicultural apprenticeships in teacher education

“…Much of what is known about developing critical self-and social awareness and learning to take on multicultural identities calls for sustained, supported, and collaborative efforts (Cochran-Smith et al, 1999). It's not easy, on one's own, to challenge one's socialization or to know what one doesn't know.…”

White activism and social justice in educational leadership: the work of Jean-Charles Houzeau

“…Embracing such a perspective also teaches us what types of resistance are possible. I believe that as educational leaders who are committed to social justice, we often begin with the assumption that addressing our students' ignorance to biases and systems of oppression, which are often laced within language, cultural practice, etc., is the first step in developing them into individuals who resist those very systems as opposed to facilitating them (Cochran-Smith et al, 1999;Henze & Arriaza, 2006).…”

The Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender in the Teacher Preparation of an African American Social Justice Educator

“…Cochran-Smith et al (1999) define North American critical educational theory as one in which the curriculum and pedagogy interrupt historical systems of oppression to create a more democratic society. American critical educational theorists include but are not limited to Jean Anyon, Michael Apple, Henry Giroux, Cameron McCarthy, and Peter McLaren.…”