Social Justice Education

Social Justice Education: Introduction

Faculty Affiliation

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)

Degree Programs

Social Justice Education

MA, MEd, EdD, and PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The Department of Social Justice Education offers a multi- and interdisciplinary graduate program developed from the past programs of History and Philosophy of Education as well as Sociology and Equity Studies in Education. It is an intellectual community committed to producing and advancing knowledge on social justice education in Canada and beyond. Social justice education is a term used in robust ways in the department and this allows for diverse meanings and methodologies.

The department's graduate programs are concerned with both theoretical and empirical problems regarding in/equity in educational spaces, broadly conceived. Faculty and students approach their inquiries from disciplinary (e.g., anthropology, history, philosophy, political science, or sociology) and/or interdisciplinary (e.g., anti-colonial, critical race, disability, feminist, francophone, indigenous, or queer) perspectives. The graduate programs focus on identifying new relationships and making connections by asking significant questions about social justice education within and across disciplines. Hence, they foreground research and teaching in social justice education, pursued through analytical and empirical tools from the humanities and social sciences.

The department enables both graduate students and initial teacher education students to explore questions such as, “What was, what is, and what should be the relationship between education and society?” and “What kinds of knowledge do educators need to answer those questions?” The department aims to provide students with the academic knowledge and skills necessary to raise and engage questions of critical importance to educational theories and practices, and their relationship to individuals, communities, and societies.

Contact and Address

Admissions

Initial inquiries regarding admission to graduate studies in the Department of Social Justice Education (SJE) should be made directly to:

Web: www.oise.utoronto.ca/registrar-students
Email: admissions.oise@utoronto.ca
Tel: (416) 978-4300
Fax: (416) 323-9964

Registrar’s Office and Student Experience
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West, Room 8-225
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6
Canada

Program

Web: www.oise.utoronto.ca/sje
Email (Admissions and Programs): oise.sjegrad@utoronto.ca
Phone: (416) 978-0397

Department of Social Justice Education
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West, 12th Floor North
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6
Canada

Social Justice Education: Graduate Faculty

Full Members

Bakan, Abigail - BA, MA, PhD
Bialystok, Lauren - PhD
Boler, Megan - BA, PhD
Cannon, Martin - MA, PhD
Coloma, Roland Sintos - TD, BA, MA, MA, PhD
Dei, George J.S. - BA, MA, PhD
Farmer, Diane - BA, MA, PhD (Associate Chair)
Gaztambide-Fernandez, Ruben - BM, MEd, EdD (Chair and Graduate Chair)
Hampton, Rosalind - BFA, MA, PhD
Healey, Devon - PhD
Heller, Monica - BA, MA, PhD
Hildyard, Angela - BSc, MA, PhD
Madibbo, Amal - BA, MA, PhD
McCready, Lance - BA, MA, PhD
O'Sullivan, Julia - BA, MA, PhD
Portelli, John - MEd, PhD
Titchkosky, Tanya - BA, MA, PhD
Todorova, Miglena - BA, MA, PhD (Associate Chair)
Tuck, Eve - BA, PhD (Graduate Coordinator)
Walcott, Rinaldo - BA, MA, PhD
Wane, Njoki - BE, MEd, MSc, PhD
Wheelahan, Leesa - BA, MA, PhD

Members Emeriti

Acker, Sandra - BA, MA, PhD
Livingstone, David - BA, PhD

Associate Members

Brant, Jennifer - BA, MEd, PhD
Cooper, Afua - MA, PhD
Doyle-Wood, Stanley - BE, MSS, EdD
Ilmi, Ahmed - BA, MA, PhD
Kellogg, Paul - BA, MA, DrRerPol
Kipkosgei, Evelyn - PhD
Michalko, Rod - BA, MA, PhD
Nxumalo, Fikile - PhD
Oladi Ghadikolaei, Soudeh - PhD
Sherwood, Yvonne Patricia - AA, BA, MA
Stewart, Suzanne - BA, MA, PhD
Wasike, Aggrey - BA, MA, MA, DPhil
Zoric, Terezia - BA, BEd, MA

Social Justice Education: Social Justice Education MA, MEd Courses

Not all courses are offered every year. Please consult the course schedule on the Registrar’s Office and Student Experience website.

Master's Level

Course CodeCourse Title
SJE1415HMéthodologies narratives en éducation : récits, contre-récits, et récits alternatifs RM
SJE1418HSociologie de l’enfance, éducation, et inégalités entre élèves
Introduction to Sociology in Education /
Introduction à la sociologie de l'éducation
Introductory Sociological Research Methods in Education
Major Concepts and Issues in Social Justice Education
Qualitative Research Methods for Social Justice
Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice 1
Foucault and Research in Education and Culture: Discourse, Power, and the Subject
Advanced Topics in Environmental Justice Education
The Principles of Anti-Racism Education
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
Racism, Violence, and the Law: Issues for Researchers and Educators
Modernization, Development, and Education in African Contexts
Indigenous Knowledge and Decolonization: Pedagogical Implications /
Savoir indigène et décolonization
Race, Space, and Citizenship: Research Methods
SJE1927HMigration and Globalization
Theorizing Asian Canada
Race, Indigeneity, and the Colonial Politics of Recognition
Centering Indigenous-Settler Solidarity in Theory and Research
SJE1932HDecolonization, Settler Colonialism, and Antiblackness
SJE1933HParticipatory Action Research and Community Based Research
The School and the Community /
L'école, la participation parentale et la communauté
Marginality and the Politics of Resistance
Social Relations of Cultural Production in Education
Disability Studies: An Introduction
The Cultural Production of the Self as a Problem in Education
Spirituality and Schooling
Applied Ethics in Higher Education
Identity and Education
Contemporary Ethical Issues in Schooling and Education
Liberalism and its Critics
Truth Commissions Reconciliation and Indian Residential Schools
Indigenous Settler Relations Issues for Teachers
Critical Media Literacy Education
Sociology of Indigenous and Alternative Approaches to Health and Healing Practices: Implications for Education
Sexual, Racial, and Gender-Based Violence Prevention in Higher Education
Race, Gender, and Empire in Socialist States
SJE1980HIntroduction to Research Methods for Social Justice: Master of Education
SJE1982HWomen, Diversity, and the Educational System
Black Feminist Thought
Militarism and Sustainability: Concepts of Nature, State, and Society
Major Research Paper
SJE2030HDisability Studies and the Human Imaginary
SJE2040HEncounters in Disability Studies
SJE2050HDisability Studies Through Narrative Inquiry
SJE2929HDisability Studies — Interpretive Methods — RM
Bourdieu: Theory of Practice in Social Sciences
Individual Reading and Research in Social Justice Education: Master's
Special Topics in Social Justice Research in Education: Master's Level
Language, Culture, and Education /
Langue, culture, et éducation

Social Justice Education: Social Justice Education EdD, PhD Courses

Not all courses are offered every year. Please consult the course schedule on the Registrar’s Office and Student Experience website.

Doctoral Level

Course CodeCourse Title
SJE1403HHistory of Education in Canada
SJE1440HAn Introduction to Philosophy of Education
SJE1956HSocial Relations of Cultural Production in Education
Race, Gender, and Empire in Socialist States
SJE1993HMilitarism and Sustainability: Concepts of Nature, State, and Society
SJE2929HDisability Studies — Interpretive Methods — RM
Critical, Feminist, and Radical Pedagogies
SJE Learning to Succeed in Graduate School
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Research: Theory and Praxis
Cultural Knowledges, Representation, and Colonial Education
Race and Knowledge Production: Research Methods
Anti-Colonial Thought and Pedagogical Challenges
Franz Fanon and Education
Women in Leadership Positions: Intersectionalities and Leadership Practices; Sociological Implications in Education
SJE3917HIndigenous Land Education and Black Geographies
Globalisation and Transnationality: Feminist Perspectives
SJE3934HAdvanced Indigenous Feminist Research
SJE3935HAfrican Classics: Decolonial Thought in Education
Practicum in Social Justice Education
Individual Reading and Research in Sociology Justice Education
SJE5042YSpecial Topics in Social Justice Research in Education: Master's Level
Special Topics in Social Justice Research in Education: Doctoral Level
Language, Nationalism, and Post-Nationalism