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Agents of change: Reimagining curriculum and instruction in world language classrooms through social justice education
Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy (2019)
  • Beth A. Wassell, Rowan University
  • Pamela Wesely, University of Iowa
  • Cassandra Glynn, Concordia College
Abstract
This interpretive multiple case study examined how K-16 world language teachers (N = 12) incorporated social justice issues into their curriculum and instruction and the factors that supported and constrained this work. The findings revealed that the participants experienced supports and impediments that shaped their agency to enact social justice education. These factors included the professional community of the school or institution, the students’ perspectives and contributions, and existing curriculum and curricular resources. The discussion advances an ecology of teacher agency in which teachers take up a stance toward social justice and navigate structures to creatively reconstruct their teaching and the world language curriculum. Implications are discussed for teacher education, in-service professional development, and educational research.
Publication Date
March 8, 2019
DOI
10.1080/15505170.2019.1570399
Citation Information
Beth A. Wassell, Pamela Wesely and Cassandra Glynn. "Agents of change: Reimagining curriculum and instruction in world language classrooms through social justice education" Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy (2019) p. 1 - 22
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/beth-wassell/19/