Social justice and the University : (Record no. 31228)

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2012474626
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781137289377
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Call number 378.015 SO CI
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Social justice and the University :
Subtitle globalization, human rights and the future of democracy
Statement of responsibility, etc Edited by Jon Shefner, Harry F. Dahms, Robert Emmet Jones, and Asafa Jalata, University of Tennessee, USA.
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication Basingstoke :
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan,
Date c2014.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xiii, 356 p. ;
Size 23 cm.
CONTENTS
Contents 1. Globalization and the University --
A Path to Social Justice --
Robert E. Jones and Jon Shefner 2. From Domination to 'Buen Vivir': Latin America and Contested Globalization --
Michael Handelsman 3. Researching, Knowing, and Promoting Social Justice for Indigenous Americans --
Asafa Jalata 4. The Promise of International Law in Developing a Global Foundation for Social Justice --
Robert Blitt 5. The Goal of Gender Transformation in American Universities: Toward Social Justice for Women in the Academy --
Barbara J. Risman and Timothy Adkin 6. Climate Change, Intergenerational Justice and the University --
John Nolt 7. Social Justice, the University and the Temptation of Mission Creep --
David Reidy 8. Co-Constructing Democratic Knowledge for Social Justice: Lessons from an International Research Collaboration --
John Gaventa and Felix Bivens 9. The Role of Law School Clinics and Universities Social Justice Work --
Benjamin Barton 10. Social Justice Manifest: University-Community Outreach Research to Reduce Homelessness --
David Patterson, Courtney Cronley, Stacia West, Jennifer West and Jennifer Lantz 11. University Social Engagement as Space for Resistance to the Marketization of Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study from the United Kingdom --
Felix Bivens 12. Critical Engagement: Risk Reward and Methods in Teaching Social Justice --
William V. Taylor, Ben Feldmeyer and Katie Morris 13. Approaching Human Rights as a Cognitive Style in the College Classroom --
Benjamin Gregg 14. Teaching Spaces: A Critical Reflection on Using Spatial Exploration Exercises as Teaching Tools --
Maria Stehle 15. A New Popular Movement for Social Justice in the United States and Beyond --
Frances Fox Piven and Jon Shefner 16. Student Activism and the University: Resources, Challenges and Opportunities --
Elizabeth A. East and Jayanni Webster 17. Teaching (for) Social Justice/Organizing for Social Justice and the University --
Walter Davis 18. Real Utopias and the University: An Interview --
Erik Olin Wright 19. Barriers and Conduits to Social Justice --
Universities in the Twenty-First Century --
Harry F. Dahms and Eric R. Lybeck.
SUMMARY
Summary Can universities continue to play a major role in advancing social justice today? This volume illuminates key aspects of social justice as a theoretical project and as a set of practical challenges. Authors address related issues from the perspectives of active practitioners in the context of or from close proximity to universities.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Education, Higher
Geographic Congresses
-- Social aspects
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Topical Heading Social justice
Geographic Congresses
-- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Name Shefner, Jon,
Dates 1958-
Role Edited by
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Name Dahms, Harry F.,
Role Edited by
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Name Jones, Robert Emmet
Role Edited by
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Name Jalata, Asafa,
Dates 1954-
Role Edited by
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        University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 2017-07-23 KINOKUNIYA 378.015 SO CI T0056282 2017-05-16 2017-05-16 REGULAR

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