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What does social justice education really mean? It’s more important than ever for all of us to be able to answer that question clearly and powerfully, given the current national climate of censorship and disinformation. One of the best ways to counter attacks on inclusive education is to make the case for education’s role in building a just society that benefits us all.
In this new LFJ article, scholar and author Lee Anne Bell, Ed.D., explains social justice education and highlights its role in actively countering injustice and helping to build an inclusive democracy. Bell also highlights social justice education’s crucial—but not singular—role in actively ending injustice: “Since social injustice is based on historical, institutional and systemic patterns—and not simply a matter of individual bias or misunderstanding—education alone cannot dismantle it. However, the consciousness, knowledge, skills and commitments developed through social justice education can lay a foundation for working effectively, even joyfully, with others in democratic, organized action directed at institutional and societal change aimed at creating a better world for us all.”
Read more here.
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