Social justice and the University : globalization, human rights and the future of democracy
Title By: Shefner, Jon [Edited by] | Dahms, Harry F [Edited by] | Jones, Robert Emmet [Edited by] | Jalata, Asafa [Edited by]
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BookPublisher: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, c2014.Description: xiii, 356 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781137289377Subject(s): Education, Higher -- Congresses -- Social aspects | Social justice -- Congresses -- Study and teaching (Higher)DDC classification: 378.015 SO CI Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 378.015 SO CI (Browse shelf) | Available | T0056282 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.