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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Monique Botha
Summary: This article discusses the topic of autistic involvement in autism research and raises questions about whether the academia is hospitable to autistic individuals. The author critically reflects on their experiences in academia, highlighting the failure in constructing objectivity and the use of objectivity to sideline autistic expertise.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
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Education & Educational Research
Nicole Mittenfelner Carl, Amanda Jones-Layman, Rand Quinn
Summary: This research explores how teacher activist organizations contribute to the professionalization of teaching and counteract the de-professionalizing reforms in education. The study highlights the importance of collective knowledge, social justice commitments, and confidence-building in educational decision-making processes.
JOURNAL OF TEACHER EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Management
Marianna Fotaki, Alison Pullen
Summary: This article reflects on the untapped potential of feminist theories and activist practices in addressing organizational issues and societal challenges. By reviewing the progress made in gender studies over the past decades, the authors identify critical and underutilized strands of feminist thinking that offer fresh responses to these problems. Using five papers recently published in Organization Studies as examples, the authors discuss how these strands of feminism contribute to uncovering and addressing gender inequality and social issues within organizations.
ORGANIZATION STUDIES
(2023)
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Environmental Studies
Begum Ozkaynak, Beatriz Rodriguez-Labajos, Burcay Erus
Summary: The study shows that, after controlling for other factors, conflict intensity, timing of mobilisation, centrality of the company in the network, project status, and presence of international financial institutions are significant correlates of perceived environmental justice success. Mobilising during the prevention stage, intense reactions, and the ability to halt a project are positively associated with perceived environmental justice success.
EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES AND SOCIETY
(2021)
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Social Work
Daysi Ximena Diaz-Strong, Benjamin J. Roth, Angelica Velazquillo, Michael Zuch
Summary: This article examines how social work research in leading journals contributes to our understanding of international migration, focusing on the period between 2007 and 2016. The analysis reveals a strong emphasis on mental health but insufficient attention to critical dimensions of stratification like race, ethnicity, and legal status, as well as ambiguity in defining immigrants and the generations addressed. The authors argue that social work research could benefit from offering more nuanced definitions of immigrant populations and paying greater analytical attention to dimensions of inequality.
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Psychology, Social
John T. T. Jost, Jeannine Alana Bertin, Ali Javeed, Usman Liaquat, Eduardo J. Rivera J. Pichardo
Summary: This article rebuts arguments made by proponents of the Social Identity Model of Social Attitudes (SIMSA) and calls for an integrative model of social attitudes that incorporates ideological factors and needs for self-esteem and positive group distinctiveness.
EUROPEAN REVIEW OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Psychology, Social
Hema Preya Selvanathan, Ozden Melis Ulug, Brooke Burrows
Summary: This research examined the perspectives of White and Black racial justice activists on the roles of White allies in the fight for justice for Black people in the United States. The findings identified four distinct perspectives on the role of White allies, including mobilizing to support Black leadership, engaging in interpersonal activism, avoiding dominating Black people's efforts, and engaging in lifelong learning. Interviews with activists further evaluated and discussed the pros and cons of each perspective, highlighting considerations for leveraging ingroup advantages without dominating the movement. The study contributes to our understanding of potential tensions in solidarity-based social movements.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
David E. DeMatthews, Amy Serafini, Terri N. Watson
Summary: This study explores how elementary school principals perceived students with disabilities in a low-income Mexican American immigrant community, emphasizing the important role principals play in creating inclusive schools. The findings suggest that principals must consider various factors and draw upon a range of practices to promote meaningful change in the face of resistance and challenges.
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION QUARTERLY
(2021)
Article
Political Science
Zahra G. Ahmed
Summary: This study explores the utility of contemplative practice as a form of radical self-care to support individuals and their work for social justice, through analyzing the experiences of BIPOC activists engaged in the PiTA program in Oakland, California. Using a Black feminist power analysis, the study interprets theories of social change and organizational affiliations among these activists.
JOURNAL OF WOMEN POLITICS & POLICY
(2021)
Article
Cultural Studies
Marcela Bernal-Munera
Summary: This paper discusses the value of a Freirean liberatory perspective in community colleges, countering traditional viewpoints and emphasizing its need in science and healthcare careers education. It explores the potential of this perspective through illustrative examples from a biology course incorporating social justice science issues in a community college with a healthcare emphasis.
CULTURAL STUDIES OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
(2023)
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Sociology
Shirley A. Jackson
Summary: Universities, schools, corporations, and other social institutions advocate for change while simultaneously working to prevent it. This cycle of empty support followed by inaction, obfuscation, and lies leads to burnout and frustration for those seeking to make a difference. The author, a Black woman, shares her personal and professional experiences of facing difficulties within her institution and the Pacific Sociological Association. She highlights the challenge of changing the status quo and hopes that the increasing number of diverse voices can move organizations and institutions forward to become better places for everyone, not just some.
SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Linyuan Guo-Brennan, Michael Guo-Brennan
Summary: Schools with increasing immigrant and refugee student populations require a systematic and inclusive approach to ensure equal opportunities and resources for students with diverse backgrounds. A conceptual framework with key dimensions and strategies has been introduced to guide culturally responsive and socially just school leadership practice based on a two-year qualitative study.
LEADERSHIP AND POLICY IN SCHOOLS
(2021)
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Education & Educational Research
Larraine J. Larri
Summary: This article discusses the contribution of craftivism to climate justice learning, using Australia's Knitting Nannas Against Gas and Greed (aka KNAG or the Nannas) as a case study. The research found that craftivism motivated older women to collaboratively build their activist identity, ecological and environmental literacy, and non-violent direct action skills. The learning ecology stimulated opportunities for active listening and critical reflection, promoting transformative and emancipatory learning dispositions.
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ADULT LEARNING
(2022)
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Environmental Studies
Jonathan K. London, Jill Lindsey Harrison
Summary: This research delves into the phenomenon of EJ activists transitioning into environmental agencies, revealing potential benefits and challenges, and the potential impact on agency culture and practices. However, this shift also comes with personal and professional sacrifices, and results are uneven.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Carla Luguetti, Kimberly L. Oliver
Summary: This study discusses the importance of implementing activist approaches in Physical Education Teacher Education, emphasizing the significance of collaboration in order to become aware of power structures leading to social inequities. Through the use of critical autoethnography, the research reveals the transformative learning journey experienced by educators in enacting activist approaches based on young people's voices.
CURRICULUM JOURNAL
(2021)