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Equity/Equality and Social Justice in Schools
Shawn Kenyon, PhD, BCBA-D | 1.0 CE for BACB or QABA
Date: April 12, 2024
Time: 11 am AMT (Amazonas, BR)
Modality: Online - Live Stream
*With access to content until May 12, 2024
Abstract
Social justice as a concept has been described for many different reasons, by many different people, in many different contexts. Generally speaking, on some level, issues of social justice are extremely prevalent within the political scope contained in every city, in every state, in every country in the world. Given the overarching reach and relatability of issues of social justice, it has also been described as containing several different variables. With respect to the notion of social justice, inclusion in school settings is often mistakenly categorized as the idea that special education students need to be able to work on the same (or very similar) educational tasks as their general education peers, or, they cannot be “included”. School officials who use this idea as a measuring stick of whether or not a student could or should be included are also, sadly mistaken. This presentation will describe social justice as it relates to five important principles, which include access to resources, equity, participation, diversity, and human rights. Additionally, this presentation will describe and discuss these principles while focusing on the key role equity should play as it relates to the inclusion of special education students within school settings.
