Collectively Advancing Equity and Justice: A Deeper Understanding of Poverty, Homelessness, and Education
Format
Individual Presentation
First Presenter's Institution
Stetsons University
Location
Session 1 Breakout (Scarbrough 4)
Brief Program Description
As poverty and homelessness continue to increase in the United States, educational stakeholders must collectively work to address growing disparities and support the well-being of diverse learners. This interactive session will illuminate social and educational inequalities from global, national, and local contexts, and provide high-impact practices to tackle the challenges of poverty and homelessness. Strategies to address systemic oppression and actively build equitable learning environments for diverse students will be shared through multimodal research, including narrative storytelling. Participants will explore intersectional factors to enhance learning and support the social-emotional well-being of children, youth, and families through meaningful connection-making and critical reflection.
Presentation Year
2023
Start Date
3-6-2023 10:15 AM
End Date
3-6-2023 11:30 AM
Recommended Citation
Shankar-Brown, Rajni, "Collectively Advancing Equity and Justice: A Deeper Understanding of Poverty, Homelessness, and Education" (2023). National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference. 87.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2023/2023/87
Collectively Advancing Equity and Justice: A Deeper Understanding of Poverty, Homelessness, and Education
Session 1 Breakout (Scarbrough 4)
As poverty and homelessness continue to increase in the United States, educational stakeholders must collectively work to address growing disparities and support the well-being of diverse learners. This interactive session will illuminate social and educational inequalities from global, national, and local contexts, and provide high-impact practices to tackle the challenges of poverty and homelessness. Strategies to address systemic oppression and actively build equitable learning environments for diverse students will be shared through multimodal research, including narrative storytelling. Participants will explore intersectional factors to enhance learning and support the social-emotional well-being of children, youth, and families through meaningful connection-making and critical reflection.
