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Extractions: Amherst, MA 01003 SJE Home Page Faculty Courses Ed.D. ... Application Information Social Justice Education is an interdisciplinary program of study with a focus on social diversity and social justice education particularly as they apply to formal educational systems, kindergarten through higher education. The masters concentration focuses on reflective practice; the doctoral concentration focuses on research informed by reflective practice. Our goals are to generate knowledge about social justice education and to apply new knowledge to the design and delivery of effective social justice educational programs. Social Justice Education's central focus is the preparation of professional educators, counselors, and change agents who are able to understand and work effectively with social justice issues in formal educational settings. It provides graduate degree programs of study for educational professionals who teach and practice at all levels of the educational system, kindergarten through college. We hope to attract a diverse group of educational professionals whose primary responsibilities include teaching, school guidance and counseling, the supervision or professional development of teachers or school counselors, teacher or counselor education, educational administration, student affairs programming, special education, advocacy programs, or college residential education.