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understanding of others through deliberate, conscientious practice. It has been an honor to prepare this special issue, Exploring Socio-Political Issues in Education. It is my pleasure to share the knowledge ... University for sharing this important work. Enacting social justice leadership requires that school leaders understand social, political, and historic contexts of the communities and schools where they lead
countries and the competitiveness and relevance of the graduates produced in today?s increasingly globally diversified and competitive world. The Socio-Political Nature of International Education: U.S. and ... 250 colleges and universities nationwide showed that there has been a decline in international student applications, which is attributed to the current political climate in the U.S. (AACRAO, 2017). In
associated with teacher preparation focused on providing students with theory and philosophy of education while experiences working in the field, or the ability to practice what they were learning, were
solidarity. Solidarity is a socio-political topic that has been understudied and, we argue, holds great potential for understanding the transformative power of educators organizing for social justice. In this ... their political positions yet conscious of their dignity as men and women, will not want to reflect on the sense of foreboding?that one day will lead to a new rebellion where the critical word, the
used to learn about race and of the socio-political and racial climate in which they live. In this paper, the author argues that children carefully consider racial conditions in society and imagine anti ... ; as legal scholar Neil Gotanda wrote, white “is better left in lower case, rather than privileged with a capital letter. ‘Black,’ on the other hand, has deep political and social meaning as a liberating
Enacting social justice leadership requires that school leaders understand social, political, and historic contexts of the communities and schools where they lead. This paper examines the McAllen
The current socio-political landscape and proliferation of hate speak is fueling a growing sense of urgency to redress educational inequities and reclaim education. In this reflective article, we ... funds of knowledge approach to untether social justice from overly broad or narrow representations and to locate equity and justice at the core of responsive pedagogy. The socio-political landscape in
educator and a parent of two teenagers? How would I continue to be true to every part of my teaching philosophy? Would I still be a good teacher? A good advocate and ally? Would I fail? I was teaching two ... finished my first semester of teaching at the university in December, and I was just starting to develop my pedagogy and philosophy. I worried about how I would establish relationships with students and how
point in the philosophy and practice of cancer drug research.
interrogate their own ‘race’ positioning(s) and simultaneously make visible the notion that children, like adults, are social agents who are as affected by political, economic, social and cultural forces. ... categories in order to make connections between lived experience, political relations and knowledge production (Gunaratnam, 2003). In relation to questions of diversity and identity, these theories disrupt the
to recognize that as representatives of many cultures and experiences that they influence the social, economic, political, and work environments (SAMHSA, 2001) on campus. It is their responsibility to
perspective as a teacher educator at a Hispanic-Serving Institution in the Southwestern United States. Following an introduction to the political and institutional contexts surrounding text selection in schools ... socio-political issue with significant implications for education and society moving forward and helps us articulate a broader understanding of diversity. Conclusion The windows and mirrors afforded by
public. However, as Paulo Freire has stated, education is, and will always be political; even the act of remaining neutral is a political choice (Freire, 1998). Therefore, educators must understand ... , the first school of its nature whose goal was to assimilate Native American students. Pratt’s educational philosophy is best described through his motto: “Kill the Indian, save the man” (Little, 2018
Journal of the National Cancer Institute Scientific, Political Debate Continues on NEWS Methods for Estimating Fallout Exposure In 1990, decades after dozens of nuclear blasts from weapons ... muddier. ?Fallout doesn?t have geographic boundaries,? said Preston. ?The original act was based upon the information available at the time and some political decisions.? Hatch spearheaded the act and had
philosophy and guiding principles of the school community.? However, he feels that the fundamental reason for charters has been lost by many of the policymakers and officials in whom the public has put their ... as an escape from public district schools.? He believes that charter schools have become a ?political football? that has failed in the attempt to provide better education for children because it has
society, dealing with groups, religious, political, economic, educational and social” (State of Missouri, 1919. p. 82) . Knowledge of society and the ability to engage with people from different ... result of a convergence of political and organizational interests. Politically, the primary purpose of education is to create citizens that know the common language and national history. Echoing Horace
(maintenance of hierarchal political, economic and social relations), and also supplants any attempts at recognizing and redressing racial injustices. Color-blind discourse produces a false consciousness about ... 1969 ) Gallagher , C. A. ( 2003 ). Color-blind privilege: The social and political functions of erasing the color line in postrace America . Race, Gender & Class, 10 ( 4 ), 22 - 37 . hooks, b. ( 1992
political agenda toward a growing threat to human development. Proposed strategies for control of noncommunicable diseases focused mainly on the shared risk factors of tobacco, harmful use of alcohol ... middle-income countries. This meeting followed the Special Session on HIV/AIDS in 2001, the only other high-level meeting to discuss a health topic and orient the global political agenda toward a growing
America, and that its citizens should concentrate on the things we have in common with each other. An eager Hispanic student of liberal political persuasion encourages that student to not overlook cultural ... administrative response is a political one: Let the newly hired minority instructor teach the one class that satisfies the state mandate and gives us that mystical, magical feeling that our teacher candidates will
that uses ethnographic techniques to connect the “personal to the cultural, social, and political,” (Ellis, 2004, p. xix) . This work to clarify the relationships between one’s own life and the ... husband, their father. Findings In this paper I present findings around racial labels, an influential component of racial discourse. These words are soaked with social, political, and historical meaning
