Developing critical consciousness, the awareness and action against marginalizing and oppressive forces, is a way for future teachers to identify and actively work against the inequities reproduced through traditional schooling. The purpose of this qualitative study is to examine how Latinx high school students enrolled in Pathways2Teaching, a…

This paper draws on an analytical framework inspired by Nancy Fraser's (2010) three-dimensional theory of social justice to explore how HPE teachers in Aotearoa/New Zealand perceive the concept of social justice and teaching for and about social justice. Data were gathered from online semi-structured interviews with 19 HPE teachers. Analysis…

This paper incorporates an interview between a curriculum specialist and a court judge that examines the value and influence of integrating esthetic education, specifically through object-based inquiry (OBI), into judiciary education. Esthetic experiences, when combined with reflective and thoughtful discussions, enhance legal professionals'…

Purpose: This article aims at presenting the concept of the Brazilian university's third mission and its relevance for predicting teaching behavior. To that end, this article presents a conceptual model of that third mission in Brazil and how its relationship with stakeholders was built. Design/methodology/approach: This is a conceptual article.…

This book examines post-colonial curriculum transformation across seven African nations. These are South Africa, Egypt, Cameroon, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Namibia, and Ghana. It investigates whether these educational systems have truly decolonized their curricula or still remain rooted in Western frameworks despite achieving political independence.…

This article explores the complex intersection of disability, poverty, and climate vulnerability as compounding barriers to accessing quality education in Northern Nigeria, with a specific focus on Nasarawa State. While global commitments such as Sustainable Development Goal 4 emphasize inclusive and equitable education for all, children with…

In this essay, justice-oriented educators Lauren B. Cattaneo and Wendi N. Manuel-Scott take up Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1967 call to academics to join the ranks of the "creatively maladjusted," recognizing that education is a perennial site of struggle, particularly in times of social upheaval. In detailing King's call for maladjustment…

As inclusive postsecondary education programs have grown and improved towards more campus access for college students labeled with an intellectual disability, peer mentoring is a common model for such programs. Peer mentors from one private institution were asked to describe their experiences and perspectives of campus inclusion after…

Purpose of this study was to create thematic web connection links for distant education. Aim of the web connection links was to summarize and visualize the relationship of each effective factor with other factors. To create the thematic web connection links, the effective factors on distant education were tried to be determined. Data was collected…

Despite the recent increase in the study of critical consciousness among racially minoritized youth, the process by which youth analyze social issues and their root causes (i.e., critical social analysis) remains obscure. In the current study, we examined youth's process of critical social analysis and identified factors that contributed to this…

In Australia, there has been increased attention to attracting Indigenous peoples into higher education but, despite a recent growth in enrolment numbers, they remain severely underrepresented. This underrepresentation is particularly notable among Indigenous males, who are the least likely to attend. In this paper, we investigate the experiences…

This manuscript includes abbreviated remarks from the Integrative Research Review panelists at the 74th Annual Conference of the Literacy Research Association.

Globally, not just in the case of Singapore, which is the focus of this paper, migrant care workers are a devalued and unappreciated workforce. Long before the pandemic, issues of migrant rights and care shortages were major topics of concern for feminist adult education and care work scholars, who advocate for the importance of critical hope and…

This interdisciplinary book explores socially engaged art as a subject of study and its relevance in higher arts education institutions' third mission--giving back to society and engaging with the community--to build a sustainable higher arts education for the future. Drawing on data from two large-scale EU-funded projects--supplemented by…

This one-of-a-kind collection will help today's educators feel and understand the power that communities can harness through organizing and solidarity. This volume highlights some of Wayne Au's most impactful essays and articles across his 25 years as an educator, activist, and scholar. In this carefully curated collection, Au traces the…