Ascending Critical Consciousness: Designing an Experiential Liberatory Teacher Education Collaborative in Atlanta
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| Title: | Ascending Critical Consciousness: Designing an Experiential Liberatory Teacher Education Collaborative in Atlanta |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jacob Hackett (ORCID |
| Source: | Urban Education. 2025 60(2):536-573. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 38 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Department of Education (ED) |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Junior High Schools Middle Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Social Justice, Urban Schools, Faculty Development, Knowledge Level, Culturally Relevant Education, Teacher Education, Consciousness Raising, Experiential Learning, Critical Thinking, Epistemology, Black Studies, Equal Education, Partnerships in Education, Teacher Education Programs, College School Cooperation, African American Students, Middle School Teachers |
| Geographic Terms: | Georgia (Atlanta) |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00420859221140400 |
| ISSN: | 0042-0859 1552-8340 |
| Abstract: | The Atlanta Schools Critical Education Network for Distinction (ASCEND) is an ongoing interdisciplinary coalition supporting the critical consciousness of social justice educators. ASCEND partners include: (1) activist faculty from two university departments: Middle and Secondary Education and African American Studies; (2) a justice-oriented community-based organization; and (3) local public middle school faculty. This paper analyzes ASCEND's impact on deepening urban teachers' awareness of, and attention to, local injustices within their curriculum, and initial application of critical pedagogy. Major findings capture the impact of providing experiential educator learning opportunities outside of schools and the urgency to center community in educator development. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1456265 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The Atlanta Schools Critical Education Network for Distinction (ASCEND) is an ongoing interdisciplinary coalition supporting the critical consciousness of social justice educators. ASCEND partners include: (1) activist faculty from two university departments: Middle and Secondary Education and African American Studies; (2) a justice-oriented community-based organization; and (3) local public middle school faculty. This paper analyzes ASCEND's impact on deepening urban teachers' awareness of, and attention to, local injustices within their curriculum, and initial application of critical pedagogy. Major findings capture the impact of providing experiential educator learning opportunities outside of schools and the urgency to center community in educator development. |
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| ISSN: | 0042-0859 1552-8340 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00420859221140400 |
