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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE
Teaching Transformative Justice for Social Change
A thesis project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements For the degree of Master of Arts in Communication Studies
By
Lindsay Desiree Scott
May 2012
The thesis project of Lindsay Desiree Scott is approved:
Ann Russo Ph.D.
Date
Jeanine Minge Ph.D.
Date
KathrynSorrells, Ph.D. Chair
Date
California State University, Northridge
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Acknowledgements The thesis project is centered on growth, strength, possibilities, and hope. I share these sentiments with each person who has entered my life and taught me more about myself and humanity. I am grateful to have worked alongside people who have challenged, inspired, and urged me to find the beauty instruggle. I am especially grateful to my ally and my friend Andrew West. His ability to push me further than I ever thought possible will remain a part of me. Together we have accomplished great things, and together we will accomplish even more. I would also like to extend my gratitude to my committee members, Dr. Russo, Dr. Minge, and Dr. Sorrells. Thank you for being a part of this transformativeprocess and believing not only in me, but this project‟s potential to create change. Dr. Minge, you have challenged me in the classroom and opened me up to a new way of teaching, learning and being in the world. Thank you for continuing to inspire me and contributing to my project. Dr. Russo your expertise and knowledge was the starting point for this project. Your passion for change hasmotivated me to pursue this project further. And a special thank you to Dr. Sorrells. I could never thank you enough for how much you have impacted and shaped my life. You inspire me to face resistance with courage and have shown me how empowering education can be. Finally, I acknowledge my son and my students. When I look into their eyes, I am filled with hope and optimism. Hopeful, that together we canchange the world and optimistic that the possibility for social justice is in our future.
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Table of Contents
Signature Page Acknowledgements List of Tables Abstract Chapter One: Introduction Significance of the Study Purpose of the Study Description of the Study Chapter Two: Review of Literature Introduction: A Historical Contextualization Alternative Justice Restorative / CommunityJustice Transformative Justice Collective Action / Community Accountability Peacemaking Perspective Tools of Injustice Critical Pedagogy Chapter Three: Methodological Assumptions and Approaches Critical Research Critical Pedagogy Participatory Action Research
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Qualitative Research Questionnaires Autoethnography Role of theResearcher Chapter Four: Analysis and Discussion Transformative Justice Workshops Design and Rationale Thematic Analysis Chapter Five: Concluding Thoughts and Future Implications Summary Strengths and Limitations Further Research Concluding Thoughts References APPENDICES Appendix A: Case Study- One Appendix B: Post-Workshop Questionnaire Appendix C: Case Study- Two
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ABSTRACT
Teaching Transformative Justice for Social Change
By
Lindsay Desiree Scott
Master of Arts in Communication Studies
This research project investigates how transformative justice can transform individuals and communities who struggle with everyday issues related to injustice and inequity. The transformative justice model offers an alternativeapproach to crime and conflict, one in which communities can move towards equity and liberation rather than maintaining the current systems of retribution and punishment (generation FIVE, 2007). Transformative justice helps us uncover the cause of acts of injustice by situating problems in their social context and taking into account the broader picture to better understand what happened and why....
Teaching Transformative Justice for Social Change
A thesis project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements For the degree of Master of Arts in Communication Studies
By
Lindsay Desiree Scott
May 2012
The thesis project of Lindsay Desiree Scott is approved:
Ann Russo Ph.D.
Date
Jeanine Minge Ph.D.
Date
KathrynSorrells, Ph.D. Chair
Date
California State University, Northridge
ii
Acknowledgements The thesis project is centered on growth, strength, possibilities, and hope. I share these sentiments with each person who has entered my life and taught me more about myself and humanity. I am grateful to have worked alongside people who have challenged, inspired, and urged me to find the beauty instruggle. I am especially grateful to my ally and my friend Andrew West. His ability to push me further than I ever thought possible will remain a part of me. Together we have accomplished great things, and together we will accomplish even more. I would also like to extend my gratitude to my committee members, Dr. Russo, Dr. Minge, and Dr. Sorrells. Thank you for being a part of this transformativeprocess and believing not only in me, but this project‟s potential to create change. Dr. Minge, you have challenged me in the classroom and opened me up to a new way of teaching, learning and being in the world. Thank you for continuing to inspire me and contributing to my project. Dr. Russo your expertise and knowledge was the starting point for this project. Your passion for change hasmotivated me to pursue this project further. And a special thank you to Dr. Sorrells. I could never thank you enough for how much you have impacted and shaped my life. You inspire me to face resistance with courage and have shown me how empowering education can be. Finally, I acknowledge my son and my students. When I look into their eyes, I am filled with hope and optimism. Hopeful, that together we canchange the world and optimistic that the possibility for social justice is in our future.
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Table of Contents
Signature Page Acknowledgements List of Tables Abstract Chapter One: Introduction Significance of the Study Purpose of the Study Description of the Study Chapter Two: Review of Literature Introduction: A Historical Contextualization Alternative Justice Restorative / CommunityJustice Transformative Justice Collective Action / Community Accountability Peacemaking Perspective Tools of Injustice Critical Pedagogy Chapter Three: Methodological Assumptions and Approaches Critical Research Critical Pedagogy Participatory Action Research
ii iii iv vi 1 4 5 7 12 12 15 15 19 23 28 34 38 44 45 45 46
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Qualitative Research Questionnaires Autoethnography Role of theResearcher Chapter Four: Analysis and Discussion Transformative Justice Workshops Design and Rationale Thematic Analysis Chapter Five: Concluding Thoughts and Future Implications Summary Strengths and Limitations Further Research Concluding Thoughts References APPENDICES Appendix A: Case Study- One Appendix B: Post-Workshop Questionnaire Appendix C: Case Study- Two
48 49 49 51 53 55 70 83 83 85 8892 93 101 101 102 103
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ABSTRACT
Teaching Transformative Justice for Social Change
By
Lindsay Desiree Scott
Master of Arts in Communication Studies
This research project investigates how transformative justice can transform individuals and communities who struggle with everyday issues related to injustice and inequity. The transformative justice model offers an alternativeapproach to crime and conflict, one in which communities can move towards equity and liberation rather than maintaining the current systems of retribution and punishment (generation FIVE, 2007). Transformative justice helps us uncover the cause of acts of injustice by situating problems in their social context and taking into account the broader picture to better understand what happened and why....
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