Teaching Note—Infusing Social Justice Into Doctoral Programs of Social Welfare: An Incremental Approach

Abstract

This article describes an effort to further infuse social justice education into doctoral programs in social welfare. It articulates the rationale and tactical approaches for aligning mission statements with the operational realities of university contexts. Within 1 school of social work, doctoral students with diverse orientations to social justice came together to articulate a vision for social justice education that expanded the educational contract between students and the institution by enhancing their respective opportunities and responsibilities in the areas of scholarship, teaching, and service. This article shares 30 learning objectives emergent from an incremental change process for enhancing social justice education at the doctoral level and reflects on the strengths and limitations of this approach to advancing social justice priorities.

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Kimberly D. Hudson

Kimberly D. Hudson is an instructor at the University of Washington. Valerie B. Shapiro is assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Carrie Moylan is assistant professor at Binghamton University. Antonio Garcia is assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Amelia S. Derr is assistant professor at Seattle University.

Valerie B. Shapiro

Kimberly D. Hudson is an instructor at the University of Washington. Valerie B. Shapiro is assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Carrie Moylan is assistant professor at Binghamton University. Antonio Garcia is assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Amelia S. Derr is assistant professor at Seattle University.

Carrie Moylan

Kimberly D. Hudson is an instructor at the University of Washington. Valerie B. Shapiro is assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Carrie Moylan is assistant professor at Binghamton University. Antonio Garcia is assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Amelia S. Derr is assistant professor at Seattle University.

Antonio Garcia

Kimberly D. Hudson is an instructor at the University of Washington. Valerie B. Shapiro is assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Carrie Moylan is assistant professor at Binghamton University. Antonio Garcia is assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Amelia S. Derr is assistant professor at Seattle University.

Amelia S. Derr

Kimberly D. Hudson is an instructor at the University of Washington. Valerie B. Shapiro is assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Carrie Moylan is assistant professor at Binghamton University. Antonio Garcia is assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Amelia S. Derr is assistant professor at Seattle University.