Information Session — Social Justice Education
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Are you committed to making your classroom and community more just and inclusive? The College of Education offers three in-person degree programs focusing in social justice education.
The Social Justice Education doctoral program (PhD) prepares educators, counselors, and school leaders to study, interrogate, and further theorize conceptual, empirical, and applied knowledge in social justice education. Our students are applied scholars, integrating research with practice. They generate knowledge about social justice educational theory and practice and apply this to the design, delivery, and evaluation of effective social justice educational practices in a variety of educational settings. Applicants should have a master’s degree related to social justice education and professional experience in related areas of teaching, counseling, youth development, civic engagement, social work, teacher education, education administration, student affairs, special education, and college residential programs.
The Education Specialist degree (Ed.S.) in Social Justice Education is an option for students who would like to pursue an advanced degree beyond a master's without the dissertation component of the doctorate. The Ed.S. degree is an advanced terminal degree in the United States that is designed for individuals who wish to develop advanced knowledge and theory beyond the master's degree level but may not wish to pursue a degree at the doctoral level.
Our Social Justice Education master’s program supports students to 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.
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