Advancing Social Justice in Teacher Education: A Case Study of California Programs

• In Event: Advancing Educators and Education through a Lens of Ethical Care

Abstract

This paper investigates the integration and impact of social justice-oriented coursework in teacher education programs, with a focus on two institutions within the Sun University system, a large public university system in California. The goal was to understand how teacher educators construct, deliver, and embody social justice principles in preservice teacher training, within the context of evolving sociopolitical, economic, and institutional demands. This study asks the question: how are social justice principles conceptualized in two teacher education programs in one university system in California?

Authors

• Tina Duong, San Marino Unified School District

• Sharon H. Ulanoff, California State University - Los Angeles