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Social Justice Mikeely Roberts: n8582793Shannon Luke: n7535023Jonathan Dore: n8593477Sam Joppich: n8546282Alex Nicholson: n8309663

Basic Principles of social justice

• Access• Equity • Participation• Rights• Social/Cultural Capital

• Meritocracy: IQ + Effort = SUCCESS ?

Group Activity 1

SOCIAL JUSTICE TRIVIA

* In groups, participants are to answer the following trivia questions based on Social Justice.

*ONE (1) point will be awarded per

correct answer.

Q1: According to a study by the American Association of Physicians for Human Rights, what

percentage of physicians report witnessing a colleague giving reduced care or refusing care to

lesbian, gay, or bisexual patients?

12%32%52%72%82%

Q2: Based on a 2007 report from the Economic Policy Institute, the annual earnings of the

average fulltime U.S. worker is roughly equal to:

The hourly earnings of the average CEO in AmericaThe daily earnings of the average CEO in AmericaThe weekly earnings of the average CEO in AmericaThe monthly earnings of the average CEO in AmericaThe six month earnings of the average CEO in America

Q3: According to UNICEF, the wealth of the three richest people in the world is roughly equal to the

combined Gross Domestic Product of:

The 8 poorest countriesThe 28 poorest countriesThe 48 poorest countriesThe 57 poorest countriesThe 68 poorest countries

Q4: According to the National Center for Education Statistics, what is the percentage of

U.S. schools withno teachers of color on staff?

0%40%60%20%9%

Q5: The percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were enrolled in University studies in 2010?

5.4%10.2%22.5%1.4%6.9%

Q6: How much more, on average, do private schools receive funding from all

sources than public schools?

$1.2 millionThey receive the same amount of funding$253,000$500,000$750,000

How Did you go?

Q1: According to a study by the American Association of Physicians for Human Rights, what percentage of physicians report witnessing a colleague giving reduced care or refusing care to lesbian, gay, or bisexual patients? = 52%Q2: Based on a 2007 report from the Economic Policy Institute, the annual earnings of the average full time U.S. worker is roughly equal to: = the daily earnings of the average ceo in AmericaQ3: According to UNICEF, the wealth of the three richest people in the world is roughly equal to the combined Gross Domestic Product of: = the 48 poorest countries

How Did you go?

Q4: According to the National Center for Education Statistics, what is the percentage of U.S. schools withno teachers of color on staff?

= 40%

Q5: The percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were enrolled in University studies in 2010?

= 1.4%

Q6: How much more, on average, do private schools receive funding from all sources than public schools?

= $1.2 million

Social Justice in Schools

Is the education program in Australia socially just?

Article from Sydney Morning Herald: Private schools reap government funding at expense of public schools (January 28th, 2014)

A new Productivity Commission report shows private schools on average get $1.2 million a year more funding from all sources than public schools.

Private schools generally grew higher than inflation each year, while spending on public schools was mostly below inflation.

In 2012, nearly 85 per cent of all indigenous students and almost three-quarters of all students with a disability attended public schools.

Example of Social Justice in Schools

St. Joseph’s Nudgee College

http://www.nudgee.com/foundation

Ed's Shed - the aim of this appeal is to provide funds or 'in kind' support for the construction of a new facility providing a dedicated venue and hub for the College's community outreach activities of Big Brekky, Big BBQ and Street Swags.

Nudgee College Herd - providing financial support to families from the bush.

Indigenous Bursary Program- catering for the educational needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

Jack Ross Fellowship Program- an initiative of the Nudgee College Old Boys Association in providing financial assistance to families who son/s may not otherwise benefit from a Nudgee College education.

Group Activity 2: All about Social Justice Programs in School.

In groups you are to research one of the below Social Justice programs and find what the program is about, as well as the aims and objectives

associated with it.

Group 1: Antipodeans

Group 2: Meals on Wheels

Group 3: Project Abroad

Group 4: 40 Hour Famine

Group 5: Red Shield Appeal

Activity: All about Social Justice Programs in School

Example: Street Swags

About: A bag with room for extra belongings, the street swag is made of super lightweight waterproofed canvas with a high-density foam mattress.

Aims: Street Swags Limited provides practical support to alleviate the hardships of homeless people by offering a comfortable and durable form of bedding to every person in need.

Objectives: To provide homeless people with “street swags” in order to reduce the negative effects of sleeping outdoors without adequate protection from the elements.

How do we enforce social Justice into the classroom?

What we need to facilitate as teachers?

For Teachers: an engaging or CORE pedagogy should ensure that what teachers and students do is:

•Connecting—to and engaging with the students’ cultural knowledge

•Owning—all students should be able to see themselves as represented in the work

•Responding—to students’ lived experiences and actively and consciously critiquing that experience

•Empowering—students with a belief that what they do will make a difference to their lives and the opportunity to voice and discover their own authentic and authoritative life.

What Pedagogy would ensure such things?

Cochran-Smiths six principles

• Principle 1: Enable significant work within the communities of learning.

• Principle 2: Build on what students bring to school with them - knowledge and interests, cultural and linguistic resources

• Principle 3: Teach skills, bridge gaps• Principle 4: Work with (not against) individuals,

families and communities• Principle 5: Diversify forms of assessment• Principle 6: Make inequity, power and activism

parts of the curriculum

Activity 3

• Splitting up into 6 groups (one for each principle), design an in-class activity or strategy which you feel would be appropriate when enforcing your groups principle into a classroom setting.

“The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you can alter, even by a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change the world”. – James Baldwin

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REFERENCES

Universities Australia. (2014). Indigenous Higher Education. Available: https://www.universitiesaustralia.edu.au/uni-participation-quality/Indigenous-Higher-Education#.U9r6KBB5V28

School Education (2014). Report on Government Services. Available: http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/132306/rogs-2014-volumeb-chapter4.pdf

Marilyn Cochran‐Smith (2004). Defining the outcomes of teacher education: what's social justice got to do with it? Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education. 32:3, 193-212, DOI: 10.1080/1359866042000295370

Zyngier, D. (2007). Reconceptualising student engagement: Doing education not doing time. Monash University, Victoria.