Social Justice Dialogues in the Classroom - Having and Holding Difficult Conversations

Social Justice Dialogues in the Classroom demonstrates how pre-service and in-service teachers can initiate and hold conversations about social justice and liberation with youth of all ages in their classrooms.

List of contents

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I: Shared Understandings
Chapter One: Atrevidx Teaching and Social Justice
Chapter Two: Social Justice and Language
Chapter Three: Understanding the Learning Community Landscape
Chapter Four: Setting the Stage for Healthy Dialogues and Engaged Spaces
PART II: Having and Holding Challenging Conversations
Chapter Five: We Need to Talk (about Racism): Racial Dialogues with Youth
Chapter Six: Personal Pronouns, Chosen Names, and Safe(r) Spaces: Addressing Gender
Chapter Seven: More than Ramps and Accommodations: Embracing Dialogues about Disability
Chapter Eight: Battling the Monsters of Adult Supremacy: Dismantling Youth Oppression
PART III: Shared Liberation
Chapter Nine: Freedom Dreaming, Action Planning, and Co-Conspiratorship

About the author

Jackson M. Matos is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and Education, and the director of middle, secondary, and the arts teacher licensure programs, at Mount Holyoke College.

Summary

Social Justice Dialogues in the Classroom demonstrates how pre-service and in-service teachers can initiate and hold conversations about social justice and liberation with youth of all ages in their classrooms.

Product details

• Authors: Jackson M. Matos, Jackson M. (Mount Holyoke College) Matos
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032834214
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3283421-4
• No. of pages: 98
• Series: Language, Culture, and Teaching Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Inclusive Education, teacher training, Teaching skills and techniques, Moral and social purpose of education, Teaching of students with different educational needs, Teaching skills & techniques, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Multicultural education, Moral & social purpose of education, Bilingualism and multilingualism, Educational strategies and policy, Social discrimination and social justice