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Project on Social Justice and Diversity
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Continuums of Service Presentation
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Our research is concerned with:
- Terms students, faculty members, and community partners use to describe social justice.
- Differences between groups in their conceptualizations of social justice.
- Attitudes students, faculty members, and community partners associate with social justice.
- Values students, faculty members, and community partners associate with social justice.
- Actions students, faculty members, and community partners associate with social justice.
Our research is not concerned with:
- How participants feel about particular activities (e.g., service learning courses, alternative spring break initiatives) they experienced.
- How they think others feel or think about social justice.
- How they think others should feel about social justice.
To arrive at a common understanding of social justice, the university sponsored a series of dialogues and focus groups with students, faculty members, and community partners to identify ways that social justice is construed and pursued in the context of a learning and development.
For more information, contact Michael S. Miller, Vice President for Student Affairs
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