SIG Forum Meeting – Social Justice
Unfortunately this event has now been postponed. We will confirm when a new date has been confirmed. Join the Social Justice SIG annual meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the...
Convenor
Sheine Peart
Sheine Peart is a reader in access, equality and inclusion and is programme leader for the doctor of education. Her research interests include social justice and inclusion; and developing educators and trainees to work with diverse groups.
Sheine has worked in schools, colleges, local authorities and youth and community settings. She taught in further education for 15 years, teaching on various vocational programmes and working with challenging students. She held the post of the college equalities manager for eight years and previously managed a local authority education team dedicated to raising the achievement of African and Caribbean pupils.
She is currently engaged in supporting one large urban college in developing a dedicated in house student support group for Black male students, called ‘Black on Track’.
Sheine Peart's contributions
Exploring the representation of Black autistic people in children’s picture books
Children’s books containing Black autistic characters are rare. As Bishop (1990) explains, books offer windows into others’ experiences and act as mirrors for the way people see themselves....
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Impacting trainee teachers’ self-efficacy with Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils through real-world teaching resources
Race is currently high in the news agenda. The Black Lives Matter movement reawakened societies’ awareness that racism remains an unresolved blight, and Meghan Markle’s recent revelations have...
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Social Justice
This SIG promotes dialogue on educational policies and practices at all levels in terms of supporting or inhibiting social justice. We are committed to developing a range of theoretical...