1st Edition
Relational and Embodied Social Justice Pedagogies in Social Work
By Shoshana L. Pollack
Copyright 2026
108 Pages
by
Routledge
108 Pages
by
Routledge
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Looking at the various ways the concepts of anti-oppression and social justice are utilized by social work scholars and the pedagogical means by which educators explore this material, this book analyses the difficulties of turning abstract theory into practice.
Focussing on the lived experiences of marginalized peoples as sources of knowledge and theory, it examines integrative educational... Read more
0.Introduction. 1.Theoretical Foundations: Relational, Embodied, Decolonial Pedagogies. 2.Teaching to the Tensions: Whiteness, Professional Discourses, and Embodied Relational Politics. 3.Pedagogy as Social Justice Praxis: Not Only What We Teach, But How We Teach. 4.Experiential Experts: Social Work Knowledge and Theory From Lived Experience. 5.Relational and Embodied Teaching: The Walls to Bridges Program. x.Concluding Thoughts.
Biography
Shoshana L. Pollack, MSW, PhD, is a Professor in the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
