Education for Social Justice

Introduction the Course

What is the objective of the course
• Understand issues of social injustice and equity in education
• Engage critically in self-reflection and gain an awareness of their own
biases - Examine how power, privilege, dominance, and stereotypes
inform school culture, traditional teaching and learning models
contributing to achievement gaps ·
• Explore deeper issues of racism, sexism, classism, and other forms of
oppression, particularly as they filter into educational settings
• Think critically about the potential impact of pedagogical, curricular
and policy decisions on creating or challenging inequality.
• Find ways to address issues of social justice and equity in education
What do we get to work learn together
Key questions

What is social justice ? How do I evaluate social justice in education?

What are the issues of inequality in educational access?

What are the microaggressions that affect educational processes?

Gender, class Critical Race theory and intersectionality

How do we address diversity in and through education: Religious

minorities, migrants and nomads languages

How do we think about planetary justice ? And Global and local

agendas
What is the assessment
criteria

• CP and attendance (30%=15+15)

• Essay (20%) – in pairs

• Quiz (5%)

• Seminar (10%)

• Case study/Research (35%=25+5+5)