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

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.

Publisher

Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles

Volume

16

Issue

1

Peer Reviewed

yes


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