Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Source Publication
Equity & Excellence in Education
Source ISSN
1066-5684
Abstract
Although not often recognized, social justice education in the U.S. is historically and philosophically tied to the twentieth century's human rights initiatives. The efforts of human rights pioneers, such as those who authored the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, have indelibly shaped social justice efforts, including within education, in the U.S. Reframing social justice education in light of human rights gives clarity to and concretizes our work as social justice educators: It strengthens a vision of education as central to promoting rights and justice; it refocuses attention on a broader array of fundamental rights, and it explicitly contests our globalized and neoliberal context, a context heavily influencing educational reform.
Recommended Citation
Grant, Carl A. and Gibson, Melissa L., "“The path of social justice”: A Human Rights History of Social Justice Education" (2013). College of Education Faculty Research and Publications. 424.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/edu_fac/424
Comments
Accepted version. Equity & Excellence in Education, Vol. 46, No. 1 (2013): 81-99. DOI. © 2013 Taylor & Francis (Routledge). Used with permission.
Melissa Gibson was affiliated with the University of Wisconsin Madison at the time of publication.