Teaching Note—Creating Spaces of Courage and Hope: Cultivating the Seeds of Social Justice

ABSTRACT

This teaching note reflects on the challenges we face when attempting to cultivate the seeds of social justice in our pedagogy and our engagement toward social justice. First, we situate our vision of pedagogy in a critical lens and present challenges we encounter when trying to foster activism among students. The challenges we identify allow us to reflect critically on a framework to guide us in reimagining our pedagogy. Finally, we suggest some strategies that can be used inside and outside the classroom to foster greater engagement toward social justice among social work students.

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Notes

¹ The Mi’kmaq people are situated across Mi’kma’ki territory, located in what is called Atlantic Canada, Québec, and parts of Maine.

² Lessons learned with regard to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples can also be useful with other racialized groups that have suffered historical trauma, such as slavery.

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Notes on contributors

Isabel Lanteigne

Isabel Lanteigne is assistant professor at Université de Moncton's School of Social Work. Marie-Pier Rivest is assistant professor at Université de Moncton's School of Social Work. Elda Savoie is assistant professor at Université de Moncton's School of Social Work. Lise Savoie is associate professor at Université de Moncton's School of Social Work.

Marie-Pier Rivest

Isabel Lanteigne is assistant professor at Université de Moncton's School of Social Work. Marie-Pier Rivest is assistant professor at Université de Moncton's School of Social Work. Elda Savoie is assistant professor at Université de Moncton's School of Social Work. Lise Savoie is associate professor at Université de Moncton's School of Social Work.

Elda Savoie

Isabel Lanteigne is assistant professor at Université de Moncton's School of Social Work. Marie-Pier Rivest is assistant professor at Université de Moncton's School of Social Work. Elda Savoie is assistant professor at Université de Moncton's School of Social Work. Lise Savoie is associate professor at Université de Moncton's School of Social Work.

Lise Savoie

Isabel Lanteigne is assistant professor at Université de Moncton's School of Social Work. Marie-Pier Rivest is assistant professor at Université de Moncton's School of Social Work. Elda Savoie is assistant professor at Université de Moncton's School of Social Work. Lise Savoie is associate professor at Université de Moncton's School of Social Work.