 Addressing issues of (in)justice in public schools within postwar Lebanon: Teachers’ perspectives and practicesLena Bahou International Journal of Educational Development, 2015, vol. 43, issue C, 63-76 Abstract: This paper provides a critical analysis of the interplay of complex factors and conditions influencing teachers’ practices in public schools within a postwar conflict-affected society like Lebanon. I draw on Nancy Fraser’s tri-partite justice framework as an analytical lens through which to examine the key issues that emerged from teachers’ perspectives and practices in relation to engaging their students in learning and the broader systemic influences. The findings suggest that postwar educational reforms were limited because the Ministry’s attempt to promote the ideals of social cohesion failed to address the underlying structural violence, concealing the socio-economic inequities stemming from sectarianism, and overlooking the daily injustices taking place in classrooms and schools. I outline strategies to transform the economic, sociocultural and political injustices limiting teaching practices in order to support teachers in making engagement central to the learning and empowerment of all students. Keywords: Lebanon; Public schools; Teachers; Conflict; Fraser; Educational change (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:injoed:v:43:y:2015:i:c:p:63-76 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2015.05.004 Access Statistics for this article International Journal of Educational Development is currently edited by Stephen P Heyneman More articles in International Journal of Educational Development from Elsevier |
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