University of Maryland School of Social Work, Baltimore, MD.
University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD.
Ann Glob Health. 2016 Nov-Dec;82(6):964-971. doi: 10.1016/j.aogh.2016.11.010.
University of Haifa and the University of Maryland, Baltimore faculty developed a parallel binational, interprofessional American-Israeli course which explores social justice in the context of increasing urban, local, and global inequities.
This article describes the course's innovative approach to critically examine how social justice is framed in mixed/divided cities from different professional perspectives (social work, health, law). Participatory methods such as photo-voice, experiential learning, and theatre of the oppressed provide students with a shared language and multiple media to express and problematize their own and others' understanding of social (in)justice and to imagine social change.
Much learning about "self" takes place in an immersion experience with "others." Crucial conversations about "the other" and social justice can occur more easily within the intercultural context. In these conversations, students and faculty experience culture as diverse, complex, and personal.
Students and faculty alike found the course personally and professionally transformative. Examination of social justice in Haifa and Baltimore strengthened our appreciation for the importance of context and the value of global learning to provide insights on local challenges and opportunities.
海法大学和马里兰大学巴尔的摩分校的教师共同开发了一门美以两国并行的、跨专业的课程，从不同的专业视角（社会工作、健康、法律）探讨了在城市、地方和全球不平等加剧的背景下社会公正问题。
本文介绍了该课程的创新方法，从不同的专业视角批判性地审视了混合/分裂城市中社会公正的框架，这些视角包括社会工作、健康和法律。参与式方法，如摄影发声、体验式学习和被压迫者剧场，为学生提供了一种共同的语言和多种媒体，以表达和质疑他们自己和他人对社会（不）公正的理解，并想象社会变革。
在与“他人”的沉浸体验中，人们对“自我”有了更多的了解。在跨文化背景下，关于“他者”和社会公正的关键对话更容易进行。在这些对话中，学生和教师体验到文化是多样的、复杂的和个人的。
学生和教师都认为这门课程对他们的个人和职业发展具有变革性。对海法和巴尔的摩社会公正的审视加强了我们对背景重要性的认识，以及全球学习对了解当地挑战和机遇的价值。
