Teacher Education Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2012
Publication Source
Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice
Abstract
The educational achievement gap is a critical social justice issue. Catholic and Marianist conceptions of social justice in particular call people to work with others in their spheres of life to transform institutions in order to further human rights while promoting the common good. Drawing on key elements of Catholic teaching on social justice, we argue that the achievement gap constitutes a social injustice. We then offer a case illustrating collaboration between university-based teacher educators and school faculty to address the achievement gap through transforming the institutions of school and of teacher preparation. The Dayton Early College Academy (DECA), founded on the University of Dayton’s campus to prepare seventh through 12th graders to become first-generation college graduates, has become an essential site for preparing University of Dayton teacher candidates to become effective teachers of traditionally underachieving students. Our collaboration has resulted in the ongoing transformation of a school and a university’s teacher education program to address the social injustice of the educational achievement gap.
Inclusive pages
4-25
ISBN/ISSN
2164-0246
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2012, Trustees of Boston College; licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license.
Publisher
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles
Volume
16
Issue
1
Peer Reviewed
yes
eCommons Citation
Collopy, Rachel M. B.; Bowman, Connie L.; and Taylor, David A., "The Educational Achievement Gap as a Social Justice Issue for Teacher Educators" (2012). Teacher Education Faculty Publications. 13.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/edt_fac_pub/13
Included in
Catholic Studies Commons, Elementary Education and Teaching Commons, Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching Commons, Other Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons, Pre-Elementary, Early Childhood, Kindergarten Teacher Education Commons, Secondary Education and Teaching Commons
Comments
Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice is now called the Journal of Catholic Education. The article is provided for download in compliance with the publisher's open-access policy. Permission documentation is on file.