Teaching for Social Justice

Posted by on September 10, 2007

The Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education Journal (http://www.urbanedjournal.org) is an online academic journal dedicated to fostering diverse conversations about urban education. We are pleased to announce the web publication of our latest issue, which addresses the topic, “Teaching for Social Justice.”

Feature Articles for this issue include:
* Special Feature: Identity and Education – Kwame Anthony Appiah
* Supporting New Visions for Social Justice Teaching: The Potential for Professional Development Networks – Anne Burns Thomas
* Fostering Gender Equity in Schools through Reflective Professional Development – Ila Deshmukh Towery
* Supporting New Educators to Teach for Social Justice – Bree Picower
* Examining the Embedded Assumptions of Teaching for Social Justice in a Secondary Urban School – David Lee Carlson

Also in the issue:
Notes from the Field: Homophobia in pre-service fieldwork, supporting new teachers, and one teacher’s story. Commentaries: Disability and deaf experience, environmental justice education, and pre-service work in urban schools. And Reviews on books and teaching publications.
Visit this issue ? http://www.urbanedjournal.org


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