Social Justice

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• newAdvocates push for social justice in marijuana legalization bill - NJTV News

  

  NJTV NewsAdvocates push for social justice in marijuana legalization billNJTV NewsSenate Bill 2703 — to legalize adult recreational marijuana use — was speeding toward a vote next Monday. But in reality, a lack of support and negotiations over am…
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• newIn Our City of Gastronomy, Learn About the Social Justice and Politics of Food - Tucson Weekly

  

  Tucson WeeklyIn Our City of Gastronomy, Learn About the Social Justice and Politics of FoodTucson WeeklyTwitty will speak about gastronomy, the social justice reality of food, and his memoir The Cooking Gene, which the New York Times Book Review call…
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• newBucs' Community Impact: Social Justice Visit to Abe Brown Ministries, a Girl's Flag Football Clinic & What's on Deck ... - Buccaneers.com

  

  Buccaneers.comBucs' Community Impact: Social Justice Visit to Abe Brown Ministries, a Girl's Flag Football Clinic & What's on Deck ...Buccaneers.comIn addition to bringing his own programs to the Bucs, Jackson has been heavily involved in Bucs' commu…
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• newSocial Justice Salon lecture sheds light on Domestic Violence Awareness Month - College Heights Herald

  

  College Heights HeraldSocial Justice Salon lecture sheds light on Domestic Violence Awareness MonthCollege Heights HeraldThe WKU Center for Citizenship and Social Justice hosted its second lecture of the semester in its “Social Justice Salons” se…
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• newEric Reid takes his social justice advocacy onto the playing field, and it's a bad look - Milpitas Post

  

  Milpitas PostEric Reid takes his social justice advocacy onto the playing field, and it's a bad lookMilpitas PostI bring it up because Eric Reid, erstwhile 49er, current Carolina Panther and staunch advocate of social justice put himself in a no-win…
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• newNFL: Eric Reid calls Malcolm Jenkins a social justice 'sellout' - Los Angeles Times

  

  Los Angeles TimesNFL: Eric Reid calls Malcolm Jenkins a social justice 'sellout'Los Angeles TimesEric Reid and Malcolm Jenkins turned the fight for racial and social justice into a skirmish on the field. Reid then went on offense with his postgame co…
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• newICYMI in NFL Week 7: Kaepernick, social issues back in news - The News Tribune

  

  The News TribuneICYMI in NFL Week 7: Kaepernick, social issues back in newsThe News TribuneStill, on this given Sunday, both Kaepernick, and the ramifications of his protest movement about racial equality and social justice, were back in the news. Th…
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• newColorado Springs church takes active stance on social justice - Colorado Springs Gazette

  

  Colorado Springs GazetteColorado Springs church takes active stance on social justiceColorado Springs Gazette“The UCC basically says we're not all Christians and we're not a church if we're not actively participating in social justice issues,” Cr…
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• Technology picks up its sword in the service of social justice - OUPblog (blog)
  Technology picks up its sword in the service of social justiceOUPblog (blog)Most Americans think of activism primarily in the context of and petitioning our elected representatives. It's true that elected officials do have an important influence on t…
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• Moms for Social Justice presents: Magic of Literacy event - WRCB-TV
  Moms for Social Justice presents: Magic of Literacy eventWRCB-TVMoms of Social Justice have partnered with Opportunity Zone schools in Hamilton County to form the Classroom Library Project to throw The Magic of Literacy event. Well, this Sunday, Octo…
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Human Rights

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• newAll the atrocities Saudi Arabia committed before outrage over Jamal Khashoggi's death reached a fever pitch - Business Insider

  

  Business InsiderAll the atrocities Saudi Arabia committed before outrage over Jamal Khashoggi's death reached a fever pitchBusiness InsiderThe disappearance and death of journalist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi has thrust Saudi Arabia back into a…
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• newDebunking President Trump's Tweets on the Migrant Caravan - Human Rights First (blog)

  

  Human Rights First (blog)Debunking President Trump's Tweets on the Migrant CaravanHuman Rights First (blog)July 2017 research by Human Rights First found that migrants and refugees face grave risks of kidnapping, disappearance, sexual assault, traffi…
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• newNYC, ACDHRS Commemorate African Human Rights Day - Foroyaa online

  

  Foroyaa onlineNYC, ACDHRS Commemorate African Human Rights DayForoyaa onlineNational Youth Council in collaboration with the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Study (ACDHRS) on Sunday 21 October 2018, commemorated 'African Human Rights Da…
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• newUS Congress Should Protect Transgender Rights - Human Rights Watch

  

  Human Rights WatchUS Congress Should Protect Transgender RightsHuman Rights WatchThe Trump administration is urging key US federal agencies to stop protecting the rights of transgender people, according to a New York Times article. The Department of…
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• newHuman Rights Watch condemns UAE for denying rights to British academic jailed over 'spying' - Daily Sabah

  

  Daily SabahHuman Rights Watch condemns UAE for denying rights to British academic jailed over 'spying'Daily SabahThe Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned the United Arab Emirates on Sunday for detaining a British academic for over five months without c…
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• newEthiopia: Release of human rights defender welcome but end to arbitrary detentions must follow - Amnesty International

  

  Human Rights WatchEthiopia: Release of human rights defender welcome but end to arbitrary detentions must followAmnesty InternationalFollowing news that human rights lawyer Henok Aklilu and his friend Michael Melak were released without charge on Sat…
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• new#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 22, 2018 - Human Rights Campaign (blog)

  

  Human Rights Campaign (blog)#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 22, 2018Human Rights Campaign (blog)According to the report, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning to release regulations narrowly defining “sex” in an anti-t…
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• newLetter to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe of Sri Lanka - Human Rights Watch

  

  dailymirror.lkLetter to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe of Sri LankaHuman Rights WatchDear Prime Minister Wickremesinghe,. Human Rights Watch welcomes Sri Lanka's renewed efforts to replace the Prevention of Terrorism Act of 1979 (PTA) with a law…
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• Trump-Pence Admin Reportedly Planning to Erase Non-Discrimination Protections for LGBTQ People - Human Rights Campaign (blog)

  

  Human Rights Campaign (blog)Trump-Pence Admin Reportedly Planning to Erase Non-Discrimination Protections for LGBTQ PeopleHuman Rights Campaign (blog)According to the report, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning to relea…
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• Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch call for UN to investigate killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi - ABC News

  

  ABC NewsAmnesty International, Human Rights Watch call for UN to investigate killing of Saudi journalist Jamal KhashoggiABC NewsThe groups, including Amnesty International, the Committee to Protect Journalists, Human Rights Watch and Reporters Withou…
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Social Justice Activists

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• newEducators and Activists Discuss Civic and Political Engagement - Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

  

  Diverse: Issues in Higher EducationEducators and Activists Discuss Civic and Political EngagementDiverse: Issues in Higher EducationPacknett, the social justice activist who is a co-founder of the police reform organization Campaign Zero, said thinki…
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• newActivist Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at ASU - Watauga Democrat

  

  Watauga DemocratActivist Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at ASUWatauga DemocratBOONE — Understanding how to peacefully live alongside others and care for all people regardless of differences were the main points the Rev. Jesse Jackson conveyed to Boone a…
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• newActivism through art: current favorites - Los Angeles Loyolan

  

  Los Angeles LoyolanActivism through art: current favoritesLos Angeles LoyolanIf you have a favorite activist or artist you want to talk about, email the Social Justice section at bdeleon@theloyolan.com. This is the opinion of Robyn De Leon, a sophomo…
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• newJONAH celebrates 11 years of activism in Chippewa Valley - WEAU

  

  WEAUJONAH celebrates 11 years of activism in Chippewa ValleyWEAU(WEAU) -- A local organization is celebrating eleven years of activism and tackling social justice in the Chippewa Valley. The "joining our neighbors advancing hope" or JONAH organizatio…
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• Technology picks up its sword in the service of social justice - OUPblog (blog)
  Technology picks up its sword in the service of social justiceOUPblog (blog)Most Americans think of activism primarily in the context of and petitioning our elected representatives. It's true that elected officials do have an important influence on t…
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• Social Activist and Catalyst for Justice - Economic and Political Weekly
  Social Activist and Catalyst for JusticeEconomic and Political WeeklyGirish Patel, a prominent presence and voice in the radical section of Gujarat's civil society, human rights lawyer and social activist, breathed his last on 6 October 2018, at the…
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• SJSU conference highlights athletes and social justice activism - KCBS (blog)
  SJSU conference highlights athletes and social justice activismKCBS (blog)SJSU conference highlights athletes and social justice activism. KCBS Radio: On-Demand. Wednesday, October 17th. What is the social impact of today's activism by college and pr…
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• Activism Fatigue Is Real And Here's How You Can Fight Against It - Seventeen.com

  

  Seventeen.comActivism Fatigue Is Real And Here's How You Can Fight Against ItSeventeen.comIf you've also marched, made signs, and had hard conversations … only to find that your optimism is fading faster than the world seems to be changing, don't q…
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• MCC Institute for Humanities focusing on social justice activism - WXXI News

  

  WXXI NewsMCC Institute for Humanities focusing on social justice activismWXXI News... has been its social justice activism, from the underground railroad and Frederick Douglass, to Susan B. Anthony and the suffrage movement, alll the way through the…
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• Local Activist Donna Landerman Remembered As Dedicated Social Justice Advocate - Hartford Courant

  

  Hartford CourantLocal Activist Donna Landerman Remembered As Dedicated Social Justice AdvocateHartford CourantDonna Landerman was a social justice advocate long before she took up the battle against discounts on public water for big business. Friends…
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Amnesty International

Human Rights Watch

• newSmall Victory for Lead Poisoning Victims in China

  

  Expand Test reports of lead levels of families in Kanghua New Village are shown Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011 in Shanghai, China. Families living in one of Shan…
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• newUS Congress Should Protect Transgender Rights

  

  Expand People protest U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that he plans to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in any capacity i…
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• newPhilippine Sugar Plantation Massacre

  

  Expand Protesters display placards during a rally outside a police and a military camp to protest the weekend killings of nine farmers in Sagay city, Negro…
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• newFor Iran’s Activists, Prison’s Just the Start

  

  Iranian officials, under international pressure and facing domestic unrest, have reacted by increasing  their pressures on activists. It is unclear  how many  are  behind bars, but Human Rights Watch has documented dozens of cases of people who h…
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• newConfronting US Policing’s Record of Violence and Abuse

  

  Expand Thousands take part in the Justice for All March and Rally on Pennsylvania Avenue to the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on December 13, 2014. …
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• newWorld Leaders Should Reject Saudi Whitewash
  (Beirut) –The United States, Turkey, EU member states, and other countries should reject Saudi Arabia’s attempted whitewash about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, Human Rights Watch said today.Saudi Arabia’s statement about Khashoggi’s death…
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• newSri Lanka: Amend Counterterrorism Bill

  

  Expand Sri Lankan police stand guard at a protest calling for the release of Tamil activists being held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in Colombo, S…
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• Efforts to Tackle Illegal Drugs ‘Spectacular’ Failure

  

  Expand A syringe used for injecting the opioid heroin.  © Chaiwat Subprasom / Reuters As we approach 2019 – the ye…
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• Trump on Asylum Seekers: Hysterical, Shortsighted, Wrong

  

  Expand Honduran migrants rest in the main square of Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas state, Mexico, on October 19, 2018. © 2018 Pedro Pardo/A…
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• UAE: Jailed British Academic Denied Rights

  

  Expand British academic, Matthew Hedges, with his wife Daniela Tejada.  © 2017 Daniela Tejada (Amman) – The United…
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• Mass Arrests, ‘Brainwashing’ Threaten Ethiopia’s Reform Agenda

  

  Expand Ethiopia's incoming Prime Minister Abiye Ahmed delivers his acceptance speech after taking his oath of office during a ceremony at the House of Peop…
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• Lebanon’s Waste Crisis Hits Home

  

  October 18, 2018 Video Lebanon: Burning Trash Poses Serious Health Risk Lebanese municipalities are endangering the health of…
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• Protecting Syrian Property Rights

  

  Expand A small scale model built by 14-year-old Syrian Mohamed Qutaish, representing the way he imagines the reconstruction of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria, Augus…
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• Ethiopia: Ensure Justice for Abuses in Jail Ogaden

  

  Expand Satellite image of Jail Ogaden May 2016.  © CNES 2018 - Airbus DS 2018; Source Google Earth The government of…
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• Bangladesh: Crackdown on Social Media

  

  (New York) – The Bangladesh government has embarked upon intensive and intrusive surveillance and monitoring of social media ahead of national elections, raising concern over a chilling effect on speech, Human Rights Watch said today. Draconian new…
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• Afghanistan’s Elections Offer Hope Amid Fear

  

  Expand A demonstrator attends a rally outside the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan, Belgium, October 5, 2016. © 2016 Reuters…
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• Turkey: Seek UN Inquiry on Khashoggi

  

  (New York) – Turkey should urgently ask UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to establish a United Nations investigation into the possible extrajudicial execution of the prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Committee to Protect Journal…
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• Peru: Veto Bill Designed to Ensure Fujimori’s Freedom
  (Washington, DC) – Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra should veto a bill that would grant a conditional release to former President Alberto Fujimori, Human Rights Watch said today. The bill, passed by the Peruvian Congress on October 12, 2018, is…
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• Senegal: Teen Girls Sexually Exploited, Harassed in Schools

  

  October 18, 2018 Video Video: Senegalese activists campaign against sexual abuse in schools Abusive teachers and other staff s…
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• Lebanon: No Action to Enforce New Waste Law

  

  October 18, 2018 Video Lebanon: Burning Trash Poses Serious Health Risk Lebanese municipalities are endangering the health of…
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Sage: Education, Citizenship and Social Justice

• Social capital and trust for inclusion in school and society
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Hong Kong pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards and knowledge of children’s rights
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Ideology in the schools: Developing the teacher’s Civic Education Ideology Scale within the United States
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Political (self-)education and the neo-republican perspective
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• The legitimacy of development nongovernmental organizations as global citizenship education providers in Korea
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Revisiting subject knowledge in citizenship education: Understanding power and agency
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Social justice in a tertiary education context: Do we practice what we preach?
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 13, Issue 3, Page 207-216, November 2018. <br/>
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• Prosaic sites of multiculturalism as educational encounters in neo-liberal higher education: Sociological imagination and reflexive teaching and learning in the multicultural classroom
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 13, Issue 3, Page 229-241, November 2018. <br/>
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• Community engineering education: The case of post-conflict Rwanda
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Resisting neoliberal policies in UK higher education: Exploring the impact of critical pedagogies on non-traditional students in a post-1992 university
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 13, Issue 3, Page 217-228, November 2018. <br/>
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• ‘Do our lives matter?’ Music, poetry, and Freedom School
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 13, Issue 3, Page 256-267, November 2018. <br/>
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• The politics of neoliberalism and social justice: Towards a pedagogy of critical locational encounter
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 13, Issue 3, Page 199-206, November 2018. <br/>
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• Silencing the seventh trumpet: Analyzing the effect of private schooling on voting behavior
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Challenging the divide? Confronting a dialogue across political margins in a feminist classroom
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 13, Issue 3, Page 242-255, November 2018. <br/>
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• Protest songs about the Iraq War: An effective trigger for critical reflection?
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Citizenship: A core motive for South African university student volunteers
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Facilitating youth development through service-learning: Social justice implications for underserved youth
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• What does it mean to be an ‘engaged university’? Reflections from a university and school-community engagement project
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• The school as a public space for democratic experiences: Formal student participation and its political characteristics
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Tacit assumptions of citizenship education: A case study in Spanish initial teacher education
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Exploring sustainable learning and practice of digital citizenship: Education and place-based challenges
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Are civics teachers different from teachers of other disciplines in their handling of controversial issues?
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Civics and citizenship education: What have we learned and what does it mean for the future of Australian democracy?
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• A phenomenological study on the meaning of educational justice for street children
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• The Levellers, political literacy and contemporary Citizenship education in England
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Can gay and lesbian educators form authentic relationships in their school communities?
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Impact of identity politics on education in Pakistan: A comparison between Balochistan and Punjab
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 13, Issue 3, Page 280-294, November 2018. <br/>
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• Agents of the nation-state or transformative intellectuals? Exploring the conflicting roles of civics teachers in Israel
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Youth political (dis)engagement and the need for citizenship education: Encouraging young people’s civic and political participation through the curriculum
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Ahead of Print. <br/>
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• Social determinants of health: A pedagogical framework for advancing the Citizen Scholar
  Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Volume 13, Issue 3, Page 268-279, November 2018. <br/>
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