Promoting Social Justice Through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Delores D. Liston is Professor of Curriculum and Foundations at Georgia Southern University. She is author of Joy as a Metaphor of Convergence: A Phenomenological and Aesthetic Investigation of Social and Educational Change, (with Natalie Adams, Christine Shea and Bryan Deever) Learning to Teach: Critical Approaches to the field Experience, and (with Regina Rahimi) Pervasive Vulnerabilities: Sexual Harassment in School.Regina Rahimi is Associate Professor and Interim Department Head of Secondary, Adult and Physical Education at Armstrong State University. She is author (with Delores D. Liston) of Pervasive Vulnerabilities: Sexual Harassment in School.

How can education become a transformative experience for all learners and teachers? The contributors to this volume contend that the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) can provide a strong foundation for the role of education in promoting social justice. The collection features contributions by an array of educators and scholars, highlighting the various ways that learners and teachers can prepare for and engage with social justice concerns. The essays offer reflections on the value of SoTL in relation to educational ethics, marginalized groups, community service and activism, counter narratives, and a range of classroom practices. Although the contributors work in a variety of disciplines and employ different theoretical frameworks, they are united by the conviction that education should improve our lives by promoting equity and social justice.

Introduction: Unlocking SoTL's potential for Transformative Education / Delores D. Liston and Regina RahimiI. Examining Ethics Towards Social Justice1. Ethics and Social Justice: A Review of Theoretical Frameworks andApproaches and Pedagogical Considerations / Tiffany Chenneville2.Teaching the Ethics of Caring: Using Nursing History to Integrate Race Consciousness into Professional Values / Melissa Garno and Carole BennettII. Focusing on Marginalized Groups in SoTL3. The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and the Status of Women / Maxine Atkinson and Scott T. Grether4. Teachers of Minorities as Change Agents: A Global Model / MaryJo Benton Lee and Diane Kayongo-MaleIII. Community Service, Activism, and Civic Consciousness5. Learning as We Go: Risk-Taking and Relationship-Building Through Service-Learning in Belize / Mary R. Moeller, Lonell Moeller, and Susan Filler6. Champions for Health in the Community: Critical Service-Learning, Transformative Education and Community Empowerment / Karen S. Meaney, Jo An M. Zimmermann, Gloria Martinez-Ramos, Yongmei Lu, and Jackie McDonald7. Teacher Candidates' Dispositions for Civic Engagement and SocialResponsibility: Discernment and Action / Patricia Calderwood, Stephanie Burrell Storms, Thomas Grund, Nicole Battaglia, and Emma Sheeran8. Transforming Student Ideas about Community Using Asset-Based Community Development Techniques / Lisa Garoutte9. Transforming Awareness into Activism: Teaching Systems and Social Justice in an Interdisciplinary Water Course / Cathy Willermet, Anja Mueller, and David AlmIV. Classroom Practices of Reflection and Counter Narratives10. Swinging with a Double-Edged Sword: Using Counterstories to Fight forSocial Justice in the Classroom / Scott D. Farver and Alyssa H. Dunn11. When Walking the Walk Changes the Talk: Using Critical Reflection to Inform Practices of Social Justice Research and Social Justice Education / Sabrina Ross and Alma Stevenson12. Consciousness Raising for 21st Century Faculty: Using Lessons fromDiversity Flashpoints / Alejandro Leguizamo and Jennifer Campbell13. "The Way I View the World Has Changed": Student and Teacher Reflections on Transformative Social Justice Education / Annemarie Vaccaro, Athina Chartelain, Sarah Croft, Brooke D'Aloisio, Tiffany Hoyt, and Brian Stevens14. Using Attitude Measures and Student Narratives about Diversity to Enhance Multicultural Teaching Effectiveness / Robert Lake and Kent Rittschof15. Building Student Self-Awareness of Learning to Enhance Diversity in the Sciences / Erin E. Peters-Burton and Giuseppina Kysar MattiettiV. Applied Classroom Practices and Social Justice16. Reimagining the Student Evaluation: Using Democratic Frameworks in College Teaching and Learning / Phillis L. George17. Minding the Brain: Three Dimensions of Cognition in Social Justice Curriculum / Daniel J. Glisczinski18. Using Applied Learning to Engage with Social Justice: Lessons Learned from an Online Graduate Course in Social Justice / James M. DeVitaConclusionSOTL: Next Steps Toward Social Justice / Delores D. Liston and Regina RahimiIndex