How Current Events Impact Social Justice Understanding

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Title
How Current Events Impact Social Justice Understanding
Creator
Helen Leon
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Teaching (initial licensure)
Project Type
Action Research Project
Date
6/15/2025
Abstract
This project addresses how written and spoken discourse among students about current events impacts their perceptions and understanding of social justice concepts. Through my research, I found that by having students discuss current events and reflect on their learning process through writing, students are able to make connections to their own lives and better understand class concepts in a modern context, be more aware of inequalities among people, and expand their understanding of what social justice is and what role it plays in their lives.
Keywords
Multicultural education
discourse
Committee Member
Rachel Harrington
Brianne Dutton
Rights
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Language
eng
Type
Text
Identifier
HelenLeon_ARP_2025
Item sets
Graduate Work