Students, Universities and Employers: Why We All Win When We Promote Social Justice through SoTL

• Published in: International journal for the scholarship of teaching and learning Vol. 13; no. 3
• Main Authors: Wade, Jeannette M, Bean, Anderson, Teixeira-Poit, Stephanie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Centers for Teaching & Technology at Georgia Southern University 25.11.2019; Georgia Southern University
• Subjects: College Environment; College Students; equity on campus; Gender Bias; Homosexuality; Instruction; Labor Market; Learning; LGBTQ People; Racial Bias; Scholarship; Social Bias; Social Justice; sotl; student outcomes; Supply and Demand; Teaching Methods; teaching sociology
• ISSN: 1931-4744; 1931-4744
• DOI: 10.20429/ijsotl.2019.130302

This essay discusses the benefits of promoting social justice through the scholarship of teaching and learning. We start by highlighting the prevalence of injustices and discrimination (racism, sexism, homophobia, heteronormativity) experienced on college campuses in the US. We go on to highlight the (1) outcomes associated with social justice centered teaching and learning activities and (2) ways this approach makes students more valuable to potential employers upon graduation. We conclude with a call for campus wide promotion of social justice as both micro (classroom) and macro (university) level interventions are needed to truly create equitable learning spaces.