Problems Related to Equality and Social Justice in Schools and the Ways towards Solution: Reflections from Middle School Teachers in Türkiye

OpenAlex İngilizce

Through educational experience, the problems within equality and social justice could emerge in many schools. It is crucial to see the teachers’ perspective to define what types of problems are dominant and what their suggestions are for a better solution. The aim of study was to identify the problems related to equality and social justice in schools and bring about some solution suggestions. The participants included nine teachers (seven women and two men) working in middle schools across varying socioeconomic statuses (high, middle, and low) in Adana city. The study was a descriptive study based on the qualitative method. The data was collected by semi-structured interviews. Content analysis was utilized to analyze the data collected. The results show that teachers came up with some problems regarding equality primarily focusing on gender and in terms of social justice the dominant problems were about socioeconomic class disparities. They also put forward suggestions including education and cooperation for parents, organizing education for teachers, teachers’ arranging the seating plan, providing assistance with school needs.