ERIC Number: EJ872829
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jan
Pages: 23
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Texts, Talk...and Fear? English Language Arts Teachers Negotiate Social Justice Teaching
Bender-Slack, Delane
English Education, v42 n2 p181-203 Jan 2010
Delane Bender-Slack takes on the important subject of teaching for social justice. Her article's strength is in its uncompromising look at complex, often misinterpreted teaching challenges. This article focuses on actual teachers working for social justice in their classrooms. Working from a strong theoretical framework, she pushes us in new directions to understand the growing complexities in teaching for social justice. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Social Justice, Social Change, Language Arts, English Teachers, Student Reaction, Secondary School Teachers, Interviews, Teacher Attitudes, Definitions, Curriculum Development, Teacher Role, Teaching Methods, Questioning Techniques, Citizen Participation, Consciousness Raising, Safety, Educational Environment, Civil Rights, Power Structure, Empowerment, Preservice Teacher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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