Conservatism and social justice: Why do some teachers strive harder for social justice while others do not?

Abstract

Teachers are seen as change agents in the world of social justice because they embody the educational ideals of equality and fair treatment. The aim of this study is to examine the more conservative personal and social attitudes of teachers that may affect how their social justice beliefs play out in the classroom. The research findings reveal important results about the relationship between the attitudes of resistance to change and opposition to equality at the personal and social levels, which underlie conservatism, and social justice beliefs about teaching.

Examining the Relationship between High School Students' Lifelong Learning Tendencies and Problem Solving Self-Appraisal

“…In educational contexts where the variable of gender produces disadvantages, teachers' support of their students by being aware of unequal social processes is a requirement for both student learning and social justice. It is important for the ideals of justice and equality that teachers be aware of the established social acceptances regarding gender and support disadvantaged students in their teaching practices (Öngel & Tabancalı, 2022). There are various studies in the literature that show that learning preferences differ or are similar to each other according to the variable of gender.…”