Published Article / This paper seeks to problematise the discourse of social justice in education and engage educational practitioners in tensions that exist in understanding the theory of social justice. I argue that social justice in education is constructed in a way that seeks to disturb not only the tensions of conceptualisation but the traditional power relations present in educational practice as well. This paper is influenced by an eclectic mix of theoretical sources; I have adopted, as a critical lens, poststructuralist, postmodernist, feminist as well as postcolonial theories to interrogate the social justice discourse. While the paper argues that the concept social justice is dynamic and fluid, it attempts to draw the discomforting truths or tensions of conceptualizing social justice. The debates around the conceptualisation of social justice will enable us to better understand the theoretical position which would take us closer to understand social justice in education.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Antioch University, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed October 14, 2009). Advisor: Carolyn Kenny, Ph.D. "A dissertation submitted to the Ph.D. in Leadership and Change program of Antioch University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy January 2009."--from the title page. Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-238).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2006. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-186).

The Latinx communities are one of the fastest-growing minority groups in the United States, and that shift has brought new challenges to the field of education. An increase in the Latinx student body presents unique challenges to this particular group (Alemán, 2009a), such as the stigmatization of speaking Spanish in a country where the majority speak English (Murakami et al., 2013). Today’s Latinx leaders have endured similar patterns of discrimination to prior generations (Hondgneu-Sotelo, 2020). Latinx leaders who are aware of injustices that exist in their schools lead with social justice agendas to overcome inequities and barriers (López, 2003). The purpose of this study was to explore and examine how school leaders who identify as Latinx conceptualize and practice leadership for equity and social justice. To collect data, testimonios were conducted with all participants in this study. Testimonio presents participants with an opportunity to share their experience of oppression, views on how to challenge inequities, and their advocacy toward social justice (Huber, 2009). Two interviews were conducted per candidate lasting approximately 60 minutes. The first conclusion of the study: all participants in the study showed evidence of the implementation of culturally relevant pedagogical practices. Second, while the overwhelming majority of the participants in this study acknowledged racial discrimination and called out policies that maintained injustices in place, only two of the Latinx leaders in this study centered race and led their community with equity and social justice as the core of their work.

O ensino superior em Moçambique é muito recente, pode ser localizado a partir de 1962, com a criação dos Estudos Gerais Universitários de Moçambique, o qual, desde a sua criação e até a independência nacional em 1975, manteve acesso discriminatório, pois se destinava majoritariamente aos filhos dos colonos. Com a independência nacional, instala-se um Estado socialista e reformas tendentes a garantir o acesso de todos à educação superior e, dentre as ações, são criadas mais duas instituições. Com o agravamento da guerra civil e a pobreza em 1983, o país viu-se obrigado a solicitar apoio internacional. Em 1984 adere ao Fundo Monetário Internacional e o Banco Mundial inicia um programa de reabilitação econômica e reformas do Estado, que, a partir de 1990, desencadearam mudanças no quadro constitucional e legal do país, o que inclui a aprovação de nova constituição, de cunho neoliberal (1990), de nova lei de educação, a lei nº 6/1992 e, em 1993, a primeira lei do ensino superior, a lei nº 1/93. Com o novo quadro legal, iniciam-se privatizações de serviços sociais, incluindo o ensino superior, contexto em que se assiste a sua expansão. Considerando essa trajetória histórica, esta tese analisa, no âmbito das políticas neoliberais realizadas pelo país e da expansão do ensino superior, as políticas de assistência estudantil adotadas por Moçambique, e, para tal, recorreu-se à Abordagem do Ciclo de Políticas de Bowe, Ball e Gold, conforme sistematizada por Jefferson Mainardes. A assistência se dá por políticas institucionais, não existe uma política de âmbito nacional. Foram analisadas no trabalho as ações do Instituto de Bolsas de Estudo e de cinco instituições do ensino superior Dados obtidos a partir de entrevistas, estudo documental (regulamentos, editais, leis e relatórios), pesquisa bibliográfica e observações no campo, mostraram que as bolsas de estudo, que são a forma predominante de assistência estudantil, ainda são incipientes em qualidade e quantidade, comparadas ao número de vagas de ingresso e custos da formação (cerca de 17 a 63 dólares mensais). Apesar do compromisso do Estado com a justiça social (artigo 1 da Constituição da República), e das políticas institucionais justificarem-se pela necessidade de combater as desigualdades econômicas, de gênero, regionais e as necessidades especiais no acesso ao ensino superior, na prática pouco tem sido o seu alcance, pois a conjuntura neoliberal, o processo histórico e cultural de construção de nação e a dependência financeira do país aos organismos internacionais têm influenciado bastante a ação social estatal. O estudo sobre as políticas de assistência estudantil no ensino superior em Moçambique poderá permitir rever as ações que estão sendo implementadas nesse âmbito pelo Estado e influenciar para a reformulação dessas ações no sentido de constituição de políticas adequadas à realidade e necessidades do país, e/ou a uma proposta de âmbito nacional, de uma Política Nacional de Assistência Estudantil. / Higher education in Mozambique is quite recent; it may be dated from 1962 on, with the creation of University General Studies of Mozambique. Since its creation and until the national Independence in 1975, a discriminatory access was kept, as it was mostly targeted for the children of the colonizers. With the national independence, a socialist State was established, as well as reforms tending to warrant the access to higher education for all. Among the actions, two institutions were created. With the escalation of the civil war and the poverty in 1983, the country was obliged to request international support. In 1984, it signed the adhesion to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank began an economic rehabilitation program and State reforms that, from 1990 on, triggered changes in the country’s constitutional and legal framework. This included the approval of a new constitution under a neoliberal mark (1990), a new education law, Law N. 6/1992, and in 1993, the first higher education law, Law N. 1/1993. With the new legal framework, the privatization of social services it was initiated, including higher education, a context that is in expansion. Considering this historical course, this dissertation analyses, within the scope of the neoliberal policies adopted by the country and the expansion of higher education, the student assistance policies adopted by Mozambique, and for such, the Bowe, Ball and Gold’s Policy Cycle Approach was used, following the systematization by Jefferson Mainardes. The assistance happens by means of institutional policies, since there is not a policy in the national scope. The actions of Instituto de Bolsas de Estudo [Scholarships Institute] and five higher education institutions were analyzed in this work. Data collected by means of interviews, document study (regulations, public notices, legislation and reports), bibliographic research and field observations showed that the scholarships, which are the predominant mode of student assistance, are still incipient in both quality and quantity, when compared with the number of vacancies and training costs (approximately between 17 and 63 dollars per month). Despite the State commitment with social justice (Article 1 of the Republic Constitution), and the justification of institutional policies as necessary to tackle economic, gender, regional and special needs inequalities in the access to higher education, in practice its reach has been minimal. This is due to the neoliberal conjuncture, the historical and cultural process of construction of the nation, and the financial dependence from international agencies which have had a strong influence on the state social action. The study of the student assistance policies in higher education in Mozambique might allow the revision of the actions that are being implemented in this scope by the State. It also might influence the reformulation of these actions in the sense of establishing policies that are appropriate to the reality and the needs of the country, and/or a proposal of a National Student Assistance Policy in the national level.

Over the 1980s secondary schools and Technical and Further Education (TAFE) colleges in South Australia had increasing numbers of adults returning to formal secondary education mainly in search of better jobs or to qualify for tertiary studies. The teaching of such students required an appreciation of the difficulties they faced with the competing demands of family and work, and the anxieties they had in meeting the requirements of formalised study. In 1989 the South Australian Government made a policy decision, to transfer all the year 11 and 12 classes which TAFE colleges had specially established for adult students to the public secondary school system. Funds were allocated for the establishment of a secondary school system wide structure of nine Adult Re-entry sites, eight of which are still successfully operating within the Department of Education and Children’s Services. Whilst adult educational sites existed elsewhere, no other Australian state had a comparable systemic secondary school structure designed for adults returning to study. As a teacher of adult re-entry students, I sought to investigate the historical factors behind the policy decision to establish of adult re-entry sites within the secondary school system, to research the development of adult programs at a particular site and to study the experiences of adult students, analysing in particular why they returned to formal studies. Overseas studies indicated that to understand the personal worlds of adult students two sets of factors needed to be taken into account. External social and cultural factors influenced their current situation and their life experiences. Internal psychological factors helped to determine how they responded to the new demands of study. Four different educational responses to adult students could be identified. Direct and structured teaching could be seen in many vocational training models. Programs based on andrological principles put the emphasis on the individual’s self – directed learning. A third approach was focussed on critical pedagogy which sought to change society. There was also evidence of a holistic approach, which was centred on the adult learners but provided sympathetic educators to support their learning. The researcher’s underlying perspective in carrying out this study was that associated with Weber’s social action theory, because of the way it enabled emphasis to be placed on the actions of individuals and their interpretations of their actions in their social and cultural contexts. In this research portfolio the individuals concerned were politicians and educational administrators making policy decisions (Part 1); teachers developing appropriate programs (Part 2); and adult students deciding to return to studies and participating in adult programs (Part 3). Part 1 of Portfolio Two main sources of data were used to investigate the reasons for the 1989 policy decision to establish a system of adult re-entry colleges and schools within the Education Department of South Australia. The first was the official Hansard record of debates in the South Australian Parliament during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The second was a series of interviews with the Minister of Education involved and key officials in the Departments of Education and TAFE. The debates were focussed on the ideal educational location for adult re-entry students. Arguments based on the perspective of social justice and the special needs of adult students led to the establishment of a formal network of sites and programs to cater for the needs of adults within the secondary school sector. Despite the closure of one site in 1996 and funding readjustments in 1998, by 2005 adult re-entry colleges and schools had a well established role in South Australian public education system. Part 2 of Portfolio The investigation into the development of adult re-entry programs on one site was based on documents available in the Research School chosen – annual statistics, reports, curriculum, administration and journals. In addition, key members of staff involved in the adult program were interviewed. There was evidence of the way the adult program had changed over the period 1990 - 2005 in response to changing demography in the surrounding area and to changing needs and interests of those returning to study, as well as satisfying Departmental requirements. In recent years there has been a trend for more students to study part – time and to seek vocational rather than pre – university education. The provision of appropriate courses, resources and support was regarded by staff as important in the ongoing success of the adult re-entry program. Part 3 of Portfolio The investigation of adult students’ motivations and experiences in returning to study was based on the memoirs and personal statements of 40 adult re-entry students from the Research School. Their comments provided a unique understanding of the diverse personal worlds of adult re-entry students, their expectations, goals and aspirations, their difficulties and problems and their learning experiences. The formation of adult campuses in the secondary sector in South Australia was influenced by both pragmatic factors and by principles of social justice which sought to promote educational opportunities and offer those who had left school without recognised qualifications a second chance. Adult re-entry sites have continued to provide for the needs of adult learners in the communities they serve. They have made an important contribution both to the individual’s right to life – long learning and to society’s need for skilled workers and well educated professionals. During the twenty first century adult sites in South Australia within the Department of Education and Children’s Services have faced two challenges. The learning interests of adult students have changed, with more looking to the acquisition of technical and vocational skills. Furthermore, in order to remain viable, adult sites have had to maintain a high profile in relation to innovative policy development, student numbers, funding and resource allocation. Their successes have been due in large measure to their recognition that adult re-entry students were not big kids, but required specific educational structure and programs catering for their diverse learning needs. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1415385 / Thesis (D.Ed.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Education, 2009

Thesis (M.I.T.)--The Evergreen State College, 2007. / Title from title screen viewed (6/19/2008). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 164-174).

O ensino superior em Moçambique é muito recente, pode ser localizado a partir de 1962, com a criação dos Estudos Gerais Universitários de Moçambique, o qual, desde a sua criação e até a independência nacional em 1975, manteve acesso discriminatório, pois se destinava majoritariamente aos filhos dos colonos. Com a independência nacional, instala-se um Estado socialista e reformas tendentes a garantir o acesso de todos à educação superior e, dentre as ações, são criadas mais duas instituições. Com o agravamento da guerra civil e a pobreza em 1983, o país viu-se obrigado a solicitar apoio internacional. Em 1984 adere ao Fundo Monetário Internacional e o Banco Mundial inicia um programa de reabilitação econômica e reformas do Estado, que, a partir de 1990, desencadearam mudanças no quadro constitucional e legal do país, o que inclui a aprovação de nova constituição, de cunho neoliberal (1990), de nova lei de educação, a lei nº 6/1992 e, em 1993, a primeira lei do ensino superior, a lei nº 1/93. Com o novo quadro legal, iniciam-se privatizações de serviços sociais, incluindo o ensino superior, contexto em que se assiste a sua expansão. Considerando essa trajetória histórica, esta tese analisa, no âmbito das políticas neoliberais realizadas pelo país e da expansão do ensino superior, as políticas de assistência estudantil adotadas por Moçambique, e, para tal, recorreu-se à Abordagem do Ciclo de Políticas de Bowe, Ball e Gold, conforme sistematizada por Jefferson Mainardes. A assistência se dá por políticas institucionais, não existe uma política de âmbito nacional. Foram analisadas no trabalho as ações do Instituto de Bolsas de Estudo e de cinco instituições do ensino superior Dados obtidos a partir de entrevistas, estudo documental (regulamentos, editais, leis e relatórios), pesquisa bibliográfica e observações no campo, mostraram que as bolsas de estudo, que são a forma predominante de assistência estudantil, ainda são incipientes em qualidade e quantidade, comparadas ao número de vagas de ingresso e custos da formação (cerca de 17 a 63 dólares mensais). Apesar do compromisso do Estado com a justiça social (artigo 1 da Constituição da República), e das políticas institucionais justificarem-se pela necessidade de combater as desigualdades econômicas, de gênero, regionais e as necessidades especiais no acesso ao ensino superior, na prática pouco tem sido o seu alcance, pois a conjuntura neoliberal, o processo histórico e cultural de construção de nação e a dependência financeira do país aos organismos internacionais têm influenciado bastante a ação social estatal. O estudo sobre as políticas de assistência estudantil no ensino superior em Moçambique poderá permitir rever as ações que estão sendo implementadas nesse âmbito pelo Estado e influenciar para a reformulação dessas ações no sentido de constituição de políticas adequadas à realidade e necessidades do país, e/ou a uma proposta de âmbito nacional, de uma Política Nacional de Assistência Estudantil. / Higher education in Mozambique is quite recent; it may be dated from 1962 on, with the creation of University General Studies of Mozambique. Since its creation and until the national Independence in 1975, a discriminatory access was kept, as it was mostly targeted for the children of the colonizers. With the national independence, a socialist State was established, as well as reforms tending to warrant the access to higher education for all. Among the actions, two institutions were created. With the escalation of the civil war and the poverty in 1983, the country was obliged to request international support. In 1984, it signed the adhesion to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank began an economic rehabilitation program and State reforms that, from 1990 on, triggered changes in the country’s constitutional and legal framework. This included the approval of a new constitution under a neoliberal mark (1990), a new education law, Law N. 6/1992, and in 1993, the first higher education law, Law N. 1/1993. With the new legal framework, the privatization of social services it was initiated, including higher education, a context that is in expansion. Considering this historical course, this dissertation analyses, within the scope of the neoliberal policies adopted by the country and the expansion of higher education, the student assistance policies adopted by Mozambique, and for such, the Bowe, Ball and Gold’s Policy Cycle Approach was used, following the systematization by Jefferson Mainardes. The assistance happens by means of institutional policies, since there is not a policy in the national scope. The actions of Instituto de Bolsas de Estudo [Scholarships Institute] and five higher education institutions were analyzed in this work. Data collected by means of interviews, document study (regulations, public notices, legislation and reports), bibliographic research and field observations showed that the scholarships, which are the predominant mode of student assistance, are still incipient in both quality and quantity, when compared with the number of vacancies and training costs (approximately between 17 and 63 dollars per month). Despite the State commitment with social justice (Article 1 of the Republic Constitution), and the justification of institutional policies as necessary to tackle economic, gender, regional and special needs inequalities in the access to higher education, in practice its reach has been minimal. This is due to the neoliberal conjuncture, the historical and cultural process of construction of the nation, and the financial dependence from international agencies which have had a strong influence on the state social action. The study of the student assistance policies in higher education in Mozambique might allow the revision of the actions that are being implemented in this scope by the State. It also might influence the reformulation of these actions in the sense of establishing policies that are appropriate to the reality and the needs of the country, and/or a proposal of a National Student Assistance Policy in the national level.

O ensino superior em Moçambique é muito recente, pode ser localizado a partir de 1962, com a criação dos Estudos Gerais Universitários de Moçambique, o qual, desde a sua criação e até a independência nacional em 1975, manteve acesso discriminatório, pois se destinava majoritariamente aos filhos dos colonos. Com a independência nacional, instala-se um Estado socialista e reformas tendentes a garantir o acesso de todos à educação superior e, dentre as ações, são criadas mais duas instituições. Com o agravamento da guerra civil e a pobreza em 1983, o país viu-se obrigado a solicitar apoio internacional. Em 1984 adere ao Fundo Monetário Internacional e o Banco Mundial inicia um programa de reabilitação econômica e reformas do Estado, que, a partir de 1990, desencadearam mudanças no quadro constitucional e legal do país, o que inclui a aprovação de nova constituição, de cunho neoliberal (1990), de nova lei de educação, a lei nº 6/1992 e, em 1993, a primeira lei do ensino superior, a lei nº 1/93. Com o novo quadro legal, iniciam-se privatizações de serviços sociais, incluindo o ensino superior, contexto em que se assiste a sua expansão. Considerando essa trajetória histórica, esta tese analisa, no âmbito das políticas neoliberais realizadas pelo país e da expansão do ensino superior, as políticas de assistência estudantil adotadas por Moçambique, e, para tal, recorreu-se à Abordagem do Ciclo de Políticas de Bowe, Ball e Gold, conforme sistematizada por Jefferson Mainardes. A assistência se dá por políticas institucionais, não existe uma política de âmbito nacional. Foram analisadas no trabalho as ações do Instituto de Bolsas de Estudo e de cinco instituições do ensino superior Dados obtidos a partir de entrevistas, estudo documental (regulamentos, editais, leis e relatórios), pesquisa bibliográfica e observações no campo, mostraram que as bolsas de estudo, que são a forma predominante de assistência estudantil, ainda são incipientes em qualidade e quantidade, comparadas ao número de vagas de ingresso e custos da formação (cerca de 17 a 63 dólares mensais). Apesar do compromisso do Estado com a justiça social (artigo 1 da Constituição da República), e das políticas institucionais justificarem-se pela necessidade de combater as desigualdades econômicas, de gênero, regionais e as necessidades especiais no acesso ao ensino superior, na prática pouco tem sido o seu alcance, pois a conjuntura neoliberal, o processo histórico e cultural de construção de nação e a dependência financeira do país aos organismos internacionais têm influenciado bastante a ação social estatal. O estudo sobre as políticas de assistência estudantil no ensino superior em Moçambique poderá permitir rever as ações que estão sendo implementadas nesse âmbito pelo Estado e influenciar para a reformulação dessas ações no sentido de constituição de políticas adequadas à realidade e necessidades do país, e/ou a uma proposta de âmbito nacional, de uma Política Nacional de Assistência Estudantil. / Higher education in Mozambique is quite recent; it may be dated from 1962 on, with the creation of University General Studies of Mozambique. Since its creation and until the national Independence in 1975, a discriminatory access was kept, as it was mostly targeted for the children of the colonizers. With the national independence, a socialist State was established, as well as reforms tending to warrant the access to higher education for all. Among the actions, two institutions were created. With the escalation of the civil war and the poverty in 1983, the country was obliged to request international support. In 1984, it signed the adhesion to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank began an economic rehabilitation program and State reforms that, from 1990 on, triggered changes in the country’s constitutional and legal framework. This included the approval of a new constitution under a neoliberal mark (1990), a new education law, Law N. 6/1992, and in 1993, the first higher education law, Law N. 1/1993. With the new legal framework, the privatization of social services it was initiated, including higher education, a context that is in expansion. Considering this historical course, this dissertation analyses, within the scope of the neoliberal policies adopted by the country and the expansion of higher education, the student assistance policies adopted by Mozambique, and for such, the Bowe, Ball and Gold’s Policy Cycle Approach was used, following the systematization by Jefferson Mainardes. The assistance happens by means of institutional policies, since there is not a policy in the national scope. The actions of Instituto de Bolsas de Estudo [Scholarships Institute] and five higher education institutions were analyzed in this work. Data collected by means of interviews, document study (regulations, public notices, legislation and reports), bibliographic research and field observations showed that the scholarships, which are the predominant mode of student assistance, are still incipient in both quality and quantity, when compared with the number of vacancies and training costs (approximately between 17 and 63 dollars per month). Despite the State commitment with social justice (Article 1 of the Republic Constitution), and the justification of institutional policies as necessary to tackle economic, gender, regional and special needs inequalities in the access to higher education, in practice its reach has been minimal. This is due to the neoliberal conjuncture, the historical and cultural process of construction of the nation, and the financial dependence from international agencies which have had a strong influence on the state social action. The study of the student assistance policies in higher education in Mozambique might allow the revision of the actions that are being implemented in this scope by the State. It also might influence the reformulation of these actions in the sense of establishing policies that are appropriate to the reality and the needs of the country, and/or a proposal of a National Student Assistance Policy in the national level.

In this study I attempt to shed light on the experiences of the teacher researcher and university students who explored social justice issues in an art education course. The primary purpose of this study is to provide insights in teaching practice and students' learning processes when the course is designed to examine systems of oppression through class discussions and art-based assignments. The study delves into what challenges and rewards the teacher and students experience in an art class focusing on social injustice. I conducted this study in a semester-long art education course, where I taught as an instructor, with twelve university student participants. The questions that guided by study were: 1) How do I understand my experience of teaching social justice issues through art in an undergraduate art education course and what do I continue to learn from it?; 2) In what ways do undergraduate students navigate and learn about social justice issues through class discussions, writing and art-based assignments? I utilized two methodologies, autoethnography and case study, in order to provide in-depth descriptions of the participants' and my perspectives. The theoretical frame I used was critical race feminism, which highlights the intersectional experiences of females of color. For the autoethnographic study, I collected data from the artifacts I created during the study period including researcher’s journals, visual journals, and audio narratives. I also collected data from the participants, such as pre-course questionnaires, reading responses, reflection notes, personal narratives, peer interview responses, audio narratives, and final art projects. The findings of the study reflect different challenges and rewards that the student participants and I experienced in the university course on social justice art. Themes included student resistance, the teacher's self-doubt, the students' vague understanding of social justice, a difficulty to understand the concept of privilege, and the lack of hands-on activities. The participants also addressed significant learning moments including, learning about colorblindness, personal reflections about their own social identities in relation to systems of oppression, and various art-based assignments they created during the course. Both the participants and I found strong connections between the teacher and students, a sense of learning community, and student empowerment as the rewarding experiences. These findings suggest the need for teachers to reconsider the meaning of a safe space, student resistance, and the role of emotions when they teach social justice issues. Furthermore, the findings suggest that female teachers of color need to positively acknowledge our racial, sexual, cultural, and linguistic identities and envision our roles as border-crossers and agents of change.