Teaching for Social Justice and Sustainable Development Across the Primary Curriculum

This book provides educators with practical and theoretical ideas for integrating social justice and sustainability into curricular subjects. It offers subject entry points, pedagogical approaches, and teaching exemplars to engage children in dialogue and reflection on complex issues. It is essential reading for student teachers, teachers, educational leaders, and anyone interested in inspiring children to create a more socially just and sustainable world.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 22 March 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume serves as a valuable resource for educators seeking to integrate meaningful education for social justice and sustainability across a diverse range of curricular subjects. Drawing upon educational theory, innovative pedagogical approaches, and creative ideas for teaching and learning, it offers practical and theoretical insights to facilitate this integration. The book addresses a wide array of subject areas, including mathematics, visual arts, language teaching, and more, providing subject entry points for teachers who wish to incorporate social justice and sustainability principles and pedagogies into their teaching practices.

The pedagogical approaches presented in the book are highly transferable across various learning domains, showcasing a range of strategies such as inquiry-based learning, ethical dilemma exploration, and critical relational pedagogies. Each chapter includes ready-to-use teaching exemplars, activities, and resources that are designed to engage children's interests and address issues that are relevant to their lives, including gender stereotyping, racism, heterosexism, climate change, and species extinction. Practical guidance is provided on how to facilitate meaningful dialogue and reflection on these complex topics in a safe and ethical manner.

This accessible and unique volume is of paramount importance for student teachers, teachers, educational leaders, teacher educators, and anyone passionate about nurturing children's capacity to contribute to a more socially just and sustainable world. It serves as a valuable guide for educators who wish to inspire and empower their students to become agents of change and advocates for social justice and sustainability.

Weight: 472g
Dimension: 245 x 173 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367434151