Bravest Girl in the World: Exploring Social Justice through Adolescents' Lens

Autor/inn/en	McCarther, Shirley Marie; Davis, Donna M.
Titel	Bravest Girl in the World: Exploring Social Justice through Adolescents' Lens
Quelle	In: Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 11 (2015), S.50-56 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1946-2077
Schlagwörter	Social Justice; Adolescents; Urban Schools; Personal Narratives; Writing Assignments; Advocacy; Student Attitudes; Culturally Relevant Education; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Essays; Middle School Students; Social Bias; Individual Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Erlebniserzählung; Sozialanwaltschaft; Schülerverhalten; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal
Abstract	As professors of education in an urban community, we wanted to identify mechanisms that would allow young people in the urban core the opportunity to share their unique voices with the world and for us to better understand their views on social justice and social change. The purpose of this paper is to discuss adolescent student perspectives on social justice. Data was gathered from narratives written by students in which they identified the "Dreamkeepers" in their worlds, and how they would define a social justice advocate. Findings suggest that these young writers had deep thoughts about the policies and practices that create socially just environments; were able to recognize, identify, and label characteristics and behaviors of social justice advocates--Dreamkeepers--both in peers and adults; and they strive to emulate these ideals and have a deep desire not only to achieve their dreams but also to enable others. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	AERA SIG: Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research. Tel: 323-343-4393; Web site: http://aera-ultr.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01