Learning Spaces for Social Justice: International Perspectives on Exemplary Practices from Preschool to Secondary School

Drawing on international best practice from schools and classrooms, this book is a timely and invaluable collection surfacing and engaging with innovative school practices that promote social justice and empowerment for learners and teachers who are diverse in race, ethnicity, language, gender, sexual orientation or faith.

International in approach, widely researched, theoretically informed and straightforwardly written, this book illustrates the perpetual process of working towards the goals of social justice, empowerment and integration and some of the many ways this is done. Taking a case study approach, Learning Spaces for Social Justice outlines and describes effective models of social justice and empowerment for diverse learners and diverse teachers developed by schools. With case studies ranging from preschool to secondary school and with examples from both rural and urban environments, it is essential reading for classroom teachers and administrators, teacher education students and their teachers.

Hanna Ragnarsdóttir is Associate Professor and Head of Faculty of Education Studies at the Schoolof Education, University of Iceland where she also leads the Research Centre for Multicultural Studies.

Clea Schmidt is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba.