Just, Equitable, and Inclusive Education (JEIE)
The Department of Elementary and Bilingual Education is committed to just, equitable and inclusive education in all that we do, including coursework, community partnerships and research. A just, equitable, and inclusive education requires an awareness of and willingness to interrupt and change policies and practices that have historically institutionalized the privileging of one group of students over others. The College of Education strives to prepare educators with the knowledge and competencies to reflect this disposition in their professional work through their ability to provide:
JUST EDUCATION
A commitment to meet the educational needs of all students in a fair, caring, respectful, non-discriminatory manner (NCATE, 2008). This includes recognizing and understanding the impact of one’s own privileges, biases, perspectives and beliefs on the interactions one has with students.
EQUITABLE EDUCATION
A process that goes beyond providing equal opportunities, seeking to guarantee access to resources and to the challenges and supports necessary for all students to attain high-quality outcomes, not predicted by race, ethnicity, SES, gender, family structure, first language, religion, sexual orientation, (im)migration status, or disability.
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
A perspective that acknowledges, recognizes, and respects the knowledge and strengths all students bring from their communities (e.g., cultural, ethnic, disability, and linguistic) and makes community-based knowledge an integral component of curricular and pedagogical development. In this way, we as educators learn to value and draw upon students’ backgrounds not only as a means to support them in developing tools to participate with success in the broader society but also as a mechanism to transform how we do our work.
Student Experiences
Combined Credential/Master's Student Gabriela Morales:
Credential Student Enrique Rojas:
Con Mucho Orgullo, a film featuring research of graduate students in EDEL 541: Culture and Education of Latino Students. Edited by Dr. Sharon Chappell and Graduate Student, Regina Saenz-Lara.
Multicultural/multilingual appreciation for student teachers is a vital aspect of CSUF's program. The program has helped me develop my strong beliefs about these issues, and has inspired me to be a change agent in my classroom and school. I feel empowered through the action research I conducted during my CSUF program. Many changes need to occur to better support all children, and I see this inspirational sense of purpose in my fellow teacher classmates too.
- Mignonette Malik, Graduate Student, Master's program, Curriculum and Instruction
