Learning spaces for social justice : international perspectives on exemplary practices from preschool to secondary school / edited by Hanna Ragnarsdóttir and Clea Schmidt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hanna Ragnarsdóttir, editor.

Schmidt, Clea, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social justice--Study and teaching.

Social justice.

Physical Description:

xv, 153 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Institute of Education Press, 2014.

Summary:

Drawing on international best practice from schools and classrooms, this book is a timely and invaluable collection that engages with innovative school practices promoting social justice and empowerment for learners and teachers who are diverse in race, ethnicity, language, gender, sexual orientation, or faith. International in approach, widely researched, theoretically informed, and straightforwardly written, it illustrates the perpetual process of working towards the goals of social justice and empowerment, and some of the many ways this is done. Taking a case-study approach, the book outlines and describes effective models of social justice and empowerment for diverse learners and diverse teachers developed by schools. With case studies ranging from preschool to secondary school, and with examples from both rural and urban environments, it is essential reading for classroom teachers and administrators, teacher-education students and their teachers. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Inclusive practices: Participation and empowerment in a preschool in Iceland / Hanna Ragnarsdóttir Ragnarsdóttir, Hanna, Hildur Blöndal Blöndal, Hildur 9

2 Cultural identity and the kindergarten: A Norwegian case study / Kirsten Lauritsen Lauritsen, Kirsten 26

3 Towards flexible pre- and primary education in multicultural contexts? An example of collaborative action research in Finland / Heini Paavola Paavola, Heini, Kaisa Kopisto Kopisto, Kaisa, Annu Brotherus Brotherus, Annu, Fred Dervin Dervin, Fred 43

4 Supporting cultural and linguistic diversity in rural Manitoba: How one kindergarten-Grade 6 school is rising to the challenge / Clea Schmidt Schmidt, Clea 63

5 The development of a collaborative school culture: The case of an inner-city school in Reykjavík, Iceland / Hanna Ragnarsdóttir Ragnarsdóttir, Hanna, Börkur Hansen Hansen, Börkur 76

6 Individualistic strategies of teaching in relation to linguistic minority pupils' needs: A discussion based on fieldwork at Meadows school, Oslo, Norway / Thor Ola Engen Engen, Thor Ola 93

7 Becoming multilingual: Bridges and barriers to change in a monolingual primary and secondary school in Scotland / Geri Smyth Smyth, Geri, Nathalie Sheridan Sheridan, Nathalie 111

8 Social justice for English language learners at Parkdown Secondary School in Toronto / Antoinette Gagné Gagné, Antoinette, Stephanie Soto Gordon Gordon, Stephanie Soto 129.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1858565189

9781858565187

OCLC:

794361491

Publisher Number:

99958026751