The pedagogical implications of encouraging social work students to consider the inter-sections of social justice with communities affected by disasters are considerable. This focus is key as disasters can impact upon vulnerable groups in disproportionate ways. The Canterbury earthquakes, which have been characterised by four major events and thousands of subsequent aftershocks, provide a setting to examine a number of sensitising questions that can help orient social work students to a social justice frame. This paper presents reflections on conducting research with resettled refugee groups living in Christchurch to demonstrate how a social justice model can be pedagogically applied in disaster contexts. Using Finn and Jacobson’s “just practice” model, it breaks down the complexities of social justice into five workable components that students could use to critically envisage and constructively respond to a disaster event involving culturally and linguistically diverse populations.

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Creator | Kaihanga
Jay Marlowe
Year of Creation | Tau
01/07/2014
Creative Commons Licence
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives CC BY-NC-ND
Keywords | Kupu
Disasters; Social justice; Refugees; Social work education
Main Language | Reo Matua
English
Submitter's Rights | Nga Tika o te Kaituku
I represent the publisher or owner organisation of this resource
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been peer reviewed by academics at a university
Bibliographic Citation | Whakapuakanga

Marlowe, J. (2014). A Social Justice Lens to Examine Refugee Populations Affected by Disasters. Advances in Social Work & Welfare Education, 16(2), 46-59.

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