Teaching Cultural Competence through the Lens of Restorative Justice

Abstract

Understanding culture and the restorative needs of individuals can help students learn cultural competence and provide students a unique look at cultures. The chapter will focus on a pedagogical and historical understanding of restorative justice, how it relates to cultural competence, and structuring curriculum with the use of a variety of activities to help students learn cultural competence.

Citation

Nelson, K.A. and Nelson, J.C. (2020), "Teaching Cultural Competence through the Lens of Restorative Justice", Puckett, T. and Lind, N. (Ed.) Cultural Competence in Higher Education (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Vol. 28), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 197-218. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120200000028020