Social Justice Activism

to the teacher. For this reason, impact and program evaluations undertaken for RoL
interventions carried out in other places might be informative, although caution should
be exercised in applying findings across different cultural contexts.
Classroom Pedagogies
Participatory approaches and methods – at the core of GCE pedagogy – aim at
ensuring that learners benefit from an active learning and practical experience grounded
in their everyday lives which develops learning outcomes such as critical
thinking and problem-
solving skills.
In the classroom,
learners can be given
concrete
exercises
that
foster a
CoL.
Activities
include
role playing,
dialogues
and community
governance
activities that allow
them to work on
actively being considerate, tolerant and
‘other-oriented’. By engaging their classmates in ways that anticipate conflicts they are
likely to experience outside of the classroom, learners will be better equipped to
address such challenges and more likely to be respectful of others’ differences.
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