Social Justice Education MEd
The goal of the Social Justice Education (SJE) concentration is to prepare educational leaders who can promote social diversity and social justice in educational settings through the development of theoretical and practical knowledge, empirical research, and the use of effective social justice education practices.
Our Social Justice Education Masters students become social justice educators who are skilled in the use of critically reflective practices and who can demonstrate competency in the knowledge, awareness, and skills needed to plan, implement, and evaluate effective social justice education programs in formal and non-formal education settings. Students enter the program with some applied social justice experience, as classroom teachers or residence assistants, and in peer education programs, mediation teams, or community outreach programs.
For more information, please contact the program socialjusticeed [at] umass [dot] edu (socialjusticeed[at]umass[dot]edu).
Featured class
This course focuses on the integration of SJE as pedagogy and SJE as content to promote youth engagement and transformative education across learning environments.
Featured Faculty
Jia Zheng
Assistant Professor in the Department of Student Development
Social Justice Education
Social justice education prepares teachers, leaders, and scholars to foster educational environments that are socially just, diverse, inclusive, and equitable.