EXPLORING THE

PURDUE TEACHER
EDUCATION PROGRAM 

Focus on diversity, equity, and social justice

The purpose

The purpose of his study was to

Proposed a framework in which
investigate the ways in which
social justice is integrated across
social justice, diversity and equity
all experiences. Courses,
are addressed in the foundational
activities, clinical placements in a
courses of the Purdue Teacher
teacher education program 
Education Program (PTEP)
Social Justice McDonald discovered theory of social
justice, she found that social justice

Teacher education was present in both programs,

but in different ways. For example, while
Education one program emphasized these issues
primarily in their Multicultural
Foundations course, the other program
integrated attention to social justice
across courses and experiences, thereby
providing opportunities for PSTs to
enhance their knowledge and make
connections.
Social Justice in Education Frameworks

McDonall's (2005) Social justice

Cazden's (2012) Social justice
in teacher education frameworks.
in education frameworks. To an
Framework proposed that attention to
intellectually rich curriculum for
social justice should be evident in a
all students, especially those whose
program’s mission and goals, as well
families and communities have been
as embedded in PSTs’ experiences
denied that access in the past
throughout the program
Methods of Curricular
Review and Analysis

Conceptual and Practical Tools for Social Justice

Activities of Foundations Courses Exploring Teaching as a Career. 
-Assignments. -Introduction to Educational Technology
-Exploring Teaching as a Career. -The Inclusive -Multiculturalism and Education
Classroom. -Learning and Motivation
 -Multiculturalism and Education.PTEP -The Inclusive Classroom
- Clinical Placements. -Educational Policies and Law
-Classroom Assessment.
-Creating and Managing Learning Environments.
Analyses
- that references to diversity, equity, and social justice
were more often implicit than explicit

- all foundations courses included attention to at least one

of Cazden’s (2012) social justice dimensions
- McDonald recommended conceptual and practical tools
related to social justice. In PTEP, such tools

- With a better understanding of the program curricula,

personnel can both enhance opportunities in their own
courses, as well as capitalize on experiences off ered in
other courses.