Twenty-first Century Approach to Teaching Social Justice

The Editor: Richard Greggory Johnson III is Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Vermont. His research centers on social justice/social equity issues. Dr. Johnson’s research has appeared in the International Journal of Public Administration and The American Review of Public Administration. His first book (with Kenneth Oldfield) is Resilience: Queer Professors from the Working Class. He holds a doctorate from Golden Gate University in public policy and administration; an M.S. in public services management from DePaul University, and an M.A. in social justice from Georgetown University.

• Contents: G.L.A. Harris: Unequal Justice: Losing Ground In Higher Education – Jillian Todd Weiss: Teaching Transgender Issues: Global Social Movements Based on Gender Identity – Richard Greggory Johnson III/George Stewart Leibowitz: The Down Low Phenomenon: A Case for Reinventing African American Male Hyper Masculinity – Audrey Cooper/Elijah Edelman/Kathleen J. Grant/Noor Johnson/Khari La Marca/William L. Leap/Michelle A. Marzullo: Beyond the Knowledge/Action Divide: Studying Race, Gender, and Social Justice in American University’s Department of Anthropology – Irvin Peckham: Acting Justly – Susan Hasazi/Katharine Shepherd: Leading Beyond Labels: The Role of the Principal in Leading through a Social Justice Framework for Students with Disabilities – Efleda Preclaro Tolentino: How Does it Feel to Have Your Skin Color?: Uncovering Children’s Inquiries About Race – Jeffrey A. Trumbower: Teaching about Religion in Religiously Pluralistic Contexts: Sensitivity, Academic Rigor, and Justice – Andrew Quinn/Bruce Reeves: The Use of the Internet to Promote Social Justice with LGBT Individuals – DeMethra LaSha Bradley/Robert James Nash: Helping College Students Explore the Hidden Injuries of Social Class – Joan S. Rabin: Survival Connections and Social Change – Edward R. McMahon: Democracy And Universal Human Rights: An Example of Social Justice Activism at the International Level – Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh: Social Justice, Aboriginal Leadership and Mineral Development in Australia.