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Social Justice

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Social Justice
A general term for a system in which human rights are protected and persons within a society are relatively equal to one another. In economic terms, social justice refers to narrowing the gap between the very rich and the very poor and to improving the lot of the less fortunate. The term has somewhat left-leaning connotations as many social justice policies require some sort of government involvement. However, the term was originally primarily religious.


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of Wisconsin-Madison) compiles 10 essays he wrote between 1991 and 2008 that consider the relationship between teacher education, teacher development, action research, and equity and social justice in schooling in the US.
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