In this paper, we delve into the impact of storytelling in a literacy methods course, exploring how it shaped preservice teachers' (PSTs) perceptions, hopes and actions regarding environmental justice. As PSTs collectively engaged with narratives in children's literature, we investigated how stories of environmentalism equipped them with the…

Background/purpose: This study examines the function of ecocriticism in Vietnamese children's literature, emphasizing the incorporation of ecological themes to promote environmental consciousness and cultural preservation. The analysis emphasizes the distinctive contributions of Vietnamese authors like Vu Hung and Nguyen Nhat Anh, who transform…

Counselor educators need to consider the unique racializing experiences of international students of color when providing social justice education. This study applied interpretative phenomenological analysis and interviewed eight East Asian international counseling students about their experiences of racialization. We identified five themes:…

Mathematics is most engaging when students see the relevance to their own lives and communities (Civil, 2002; National Council of Teachers of Mathematics [NCTM], 2000). The Temporary Skate-Safe Area task is an example of how mathematical modeling can be used to solve a real-world problem in a way that promotes mathematical belonging, social…

What are the chances of a Deaf and Person of Color becoming a university or college professor? Extremely slim. This case study focuses on a multiply-oppressed group of Deaf and People of Color who work in higher education. They will be referred to as Deaf Faculty of Color (DFOC). The focus will be on their experiences in the settings of…

This article explores the role writing teachers play as access-makers. Invoking theories of embodiment, relationality, disability, social justice, and making, the article offers a "techne" of access as rhetorical framework for developing and implementing accessible writing pedagogies. "Techne" is often associated with processes…

EFL initial teacher education (ITE) cannot be detached from social diversity and the inequalities faced by students. To explore the possibilities of EFL ITE from a social justice approach, this qualitative study investigated the ideological positioning of 266 EFL preservice teachers and explored the rationales underneath a resulting ideological…

This article presents a historical inquiry designed to teach fourth-grade students how to develop counternarratives that challenge prevailing, and often-simplified, accounts of the 1960 Greensboro Sit-Ins, a pivotal civil rights event. Inspired by college-level classes, an elementary social studies teacher educator and two university archivists…

Activist approaches to teaching resist neoliberal and white-centric approaches to education. Within such a framework, students can develop racial literacy and civic identity as activist citizens. In this case study of one classroom in a publicly funded democratic school, the teacher used activist pedagogy -- an approach that directly engages young…

Reflecting an international shift from punitive to more rehabilitative responses to youth offending, many Australian youth justice systems are undergoing significant revision and reform. The urgency of these changes are intensified by longstanding inequities pertaining to the gross overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth…

Over the past decade, the Washington State Legislature has made significant progress in juvenile justice reforms. However, these investments have not been balanced by equal changes in education. This report provides 10 recommendations for the Legislature to reform institutional education in Washington focused on the following: (1) An…

The Building a Brighter Future: Community Symposium Against the Preschool-to-Prison Pipeline addresses systemic inequities in early childhood education and the juvenile justice system. The symposium aims to combat the preschool-to-prison pipeline--a phenomenon disproportionately affecting children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds,…

The internationalisation of higher education presents an increasingly urgent need to explore how universities can become more welcoming places for all students. Top-down implementation of widening participation and the inclusion of a more diverse and less prepared student population in higher education have led to social and academic exclusion,…

The present article introduces the concept of knowledge mobilisation (KMb) strategies in university research by linking university social responsibility with the concept of inclusive and responsible research, which implies an ethical perspective of equity and inclusion in responding to citizens' needs. The study objective is to discover the…

Though advocacy and activism have been frequent topics of research, few studies explore this work across campus roles, meaning inclusive of students, faculty, and staff. A more holistic understanding of advocacy would pave the way for more effective social justice efforts. Researchers used hermeneutic phenomenology to engage with 26 advocates…