Transcript ŽIVJETI RAZLIČITOSTI

Education for Social Justice
INTERNATIONAL STEP BY STEP ASSOCIATION
WHY “EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL
JUSTICE – PROGRAM FOR ADULTS”?
 New knowledge, skills and competencies are not
sufficient for createning the change and
improving quality of education for children and
adults
without change of believes and
attitudes
 Schools are not one and only agent of
education of children
whole local community have
influence on education of children
WHY IS IMPORTANT TO SPEAK ABOUT
PREJUDICES?
FAVORIZING
OF CERTAIN
GROUPS
SOCIAL
INJUSTICE
LESS
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR CERTAIN
MINORITY GROUPS
MESSAGES TO CHILDREN:
What is normal?
What is right?
What is positive?
“MINORITY IS MAJORITY”
INTERNATIONAL STEP BY STEP ASSOCIATION
ADULTS
AWARE
OF
STEREOTIPICAL
THINKING
AND
WILLING TO
CHANGE IT
TEACH
CHILDREN
TO RESPECT
AND ACCEPT
DIVERSITIES
SOCIAL
JUSTICE
INTERNATIONAL STEP BY STEP ASSOCIATION
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
YEAR LONG WORK OF INTERNATIONAL TEAM
CREATING ACTIVITIES

EDGAR LAMPKIN, PETER REPISKY, NANCY JEAN SMITH, MARGIT KOCZOR, IVETA
NEMECKOVA, JELENA VIDMAR, STEFKA DYNCHINSKA, SUSAN RONA, LINDA LEE,
JELENA VRANJESEVIC, ZORICA TRIKIC
INTEGRATION OF TWO PROGRAMS

EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE: CURRICULUM FROM THE HEART
(JACKIE REZA – OSI)
 NEITHER BLACK NOR WHITE – ANTIBIAS EDUCATION
(JELENA VRANJEŠEVIĆ AND ZORICA TRIKIĆ – CIP- CENTER FOR INTERACTIVE
PEDAGOGY, SERBIA)
INTERNATIONAL STEP BY STEP ASSOCIATION
POTENTIAL BENEFICIARIES
 TEACHERS, EDUCATORS, SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS
 MINORITY REPRESENTATIVES
 EDUCATIONAL POLICY MAKERS
 LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
 PARENTS, PARENT GROUPS
 NGO ACTIVISTS
 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, JOURNALISTS…
 PEOPLE IN POSITIONS OF POWER
(POLITICIANS, POLICE OFFICERS)
WHY THIS KIND OF PROGRAM ?
Starting points
Prejudices are learned patterns of thinking
and behaving and as such can be relearned
Each person has a role and responsibility in
breaking or perpetuating the chains of
oppression
EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE –
PROGRAM FOR ADULTS
VOICING
NAMING
BUILDING
ALLIES
INTERNATIONAL STEP BY STEP ASSOCIATION
NAMING
PUTTING LANGUAGE TO OUR
EXPERIENCES
IDENTIFYING REAL PROBLEMS
(PREJUDICES, FORMS OF
DISCRIMINATION/OPPRESSION)
THROUGH NAMING REALITY IN CLEAR
AND CONCRETE WAYS
VOICING
Is the act of speaking out on
issues, ideas and feelings
opens the doors for listening,
dialogue and the development of
critical consciousness
BUILDING ALLIES
• Moves us from reflection to supportive and
concrete personal and collective action
• Requires the understanding of dominant and
subordinate groups positions of power in an
effort to overcome alienation and injustice
CONCEPTUALIZATION
 PSYCHOLOGICAL LEVEL – developing empathy
for self and others, a positive self image, self
respect and a healthy respect of others
 EDUCATIONAL LEVEL – information concerning
otherness and mechanisms that create and
perpetuate prejudice, discrimination and
oppression
 CONCRETE ACTION LEVEL – empowering
individuals and groups to take responsible
action
STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAM
• Two 3 day training modules that are
scaffolded and interconnected
– Module One – Building Critical
Consciousness
– Module Two – From Reflection to Action
• One 3 day training of trainers module
PROCESS OF THE TRAINING
Combines theories and activities with
personal experiences intended to
stimulate intellectual and emotional
responses, leading to a commitment
to action
THE ONLY THING THAT EVIL
REQUIRES TO TRIUMPH IS FOR
GOOD PEOPLE TO DO NOTHING
EDMUND BURKE
Tacit (50BC)
The worst crimes are committed
by one, supported by few and
tolerated by majority