Universities and faculty members play a vital role in providing education that helps build a strong foundation for a society where people get equal opportunities for upward social mobility. This book addresses the role of education in overcoming poverty and oppression by imparting social justice education at the institution and community level.

PART I. EDUCATION AS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTChapter 1. Introduction to international perspectives in social justice programs at the institutional and community level; Enakshi Sengupta and Patrick Blessinger Chapter 2. Education in human rights: changing the way we think and how we feel; Alan Vogelfanger Chapter 3. Bridges to Zambia–teaching human rights through immersion experience; Alia Sheety, Erin McLaughlin, and Susan Pierson Chapter 4. What next? Skill development for livelihood – a study of Bangladeshi immigrant workers in Kurdistan; Enakshi Sengupta Chapter 5. Prison education through open and distance learning: experiences from India; Umesh Chandra Pandey Chapter 6. Widening participation in service learning; Faith Valencia–Forrester and Bridget Backhaus PART II. PROMOTING SOCIAL JUSTICE AMONG STUDENTS Chapter 7. Flux of digital activism to leverage peace and human rights; Anil Shukla and Kshama Pandey Chapter 8. Promoting international human rights values through reflective practice in clinical legal education: a perspective from England and Wales; Irene Antonopoulos and Omar Madhloom Chapter 9. Bridging the gap: the case for implementing equity–minded academic and mentoring support services for foster youth within university writing programs; Paul Beehler and Rory Moore Chapter 10. Promoting gender equality in colleges of education in Ghana using a gender– responsive scorecard; Wisdom Kwaku Agbevanu, Hope Pius Nudzor, Sharon Tao, and Francis Ansah Chapter 11. Ethical issues and the Nordic education model: learning–driven ecosystems applied to international cohorts; Bruno F. Abrantes, Thomas D. Eatmon, and Charlotte Forsberg