Teaching for justice : implementing social justice in the LIS classroom / edited by Nicole A. Cooke and Miriam E. Sweeney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cooke, Nicole A., editor.

Sweeney, Miriam E., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library education--Social aspects.

Library education.

Library education--Social aspects--United States.

Social justice--Study and teaching (Graduate).

Social justice.

Social justice--Study and teaching (Graduate)--United States.

Library schools--Curricula.

Library schools.

Library schools--Curricula--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 pages)

Place of Publication:

Sacramento, California : Library Juice Press, 2017.

Summary:

"Teaching for Justice describes the efforts of LIS faculty and instructors who feature social justice theory and strategies in their courses and classroom practices"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Toward a unified social justice stance for library and information science curricula / Kevin Rioux

Teaching for the long game : sustainability as a framework for LIS education / John Burgess

Transgressing LIS education : a continuing journey toward social justice / Robin Kurz

Examining race, power, privilege and equity in the youth services LIS classroom / Sandra Hughes-Hassell and Katy J. Vance

Social justice in action : cultural humility, scripts and the LIS classroom / Julie Winklestein

Dismantling racism : teaching LIS social justice courses to non-LIS undergraduate students / Sarah Park Dahlen

Teaching race in cyberspace : reflections on the "Virtual Privilege Walk" exercise / Kafi Kumasi

Social justice in study abroad : intentions and outcomes / Jenny Bossaller

Library leadership-in-training as embedded change agents to further social justice in rural communities : teaching of library management subjects in the ITRL and ITRL2 / Bharat Mehra and Vandana Singh.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63400-046-3