Fostering Social Justice and Inclusion in Teacher Education in Global Contexts

This chapter introduces key concepts such as social justice, inclusion, equity, diversity, and effective learning for all and the implications for teacher education. It provides an outline of how the contributing authors explore, interrogate, and critique educational practices and structures that contribute to educational disadvantage or exclusion, aiming to facilitate inclusive mindsets in the field of teacher education. Critical perspectives of diversity and equity in teacher education are investigated through an array of traditions and methodologies that interrogate educational issues from a political, cultural, structural, and social perspective. Barriers and enablers facing inclusion in teacher education are explored and pedagogical approaches to address equity, diversity and inclusion in teacher education are cultivated and critiqued. Attention is directed towards building the capacities of teacher education stakeholders to understand and respond to teaching and learning contexts through a standpoint of equity and justice.