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ERIC Number: ED513083
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 373
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: ISBN-978-1-1092-7153-9
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Identities and Social Justice Values of Prospective Teachers of Color
Agosto, Vonzell
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Wisconsin - Madison
This empirical study of social justice values among three prospective teachers who identity as being "of color" emphasizes the constellations of social justice sensibilities (perceptions of injustice, concern for the situations of others, socio-political and cultural consciousness, sensitivity regarding the conditions of others) they derived from race related socio-cultural experiences and expressed as social justice values oriented toward injustice. This study aimed to understand where normative theories of justice converge and diverge with prospective teachers' beliefs and actions (as indicators of values) depicting what they perceive as just or fair. This included understanding the relationships among racial and/or ethnic identity (or other aspects of identity), socio-cultural experience, social justice sensibilities and values, and the perspectives of prospective teachers of color regarding the role of teachers, students, and institutions in educating all students. It is descriptive in its attempt to identify prominent socio-cultural experiences related to race. It is explanatory in its attempt to describe how such experiences figure in the formation and articulation of thoughts (i.e., beliefs, attitudes) and actions (i.e., verbal, interactions, inaction) as dispositions related to social justice in real life (versus experimental) settings, and normative in its attempt to inform and improve teacher education. The expected outcomes of this study were: (1) To gain a better understanding of the role of race and/or ethnicity in fostering socio-cultural experiences affecting the development of social justice sensibilities. (2) To contribute to the profile of social justice sensibilities and the formation and articulation (orientations and expressions) of social justice values in context. (3) To make suggestions for teacher education in response to participants' perspectives, discourses, paradigms, and philosophies of justice. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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