Shifting the relationship between schooling, social justice and equity, and the present and future experiences of children, young people, and their families and communities, has been a focus of educational research, and indeed policy and practice, for many decades. In this paper, I discuss education and its preparedness to work towards social justice, by drawing on examples across a number of studies. While I consider the possibilities for teachers and young people and children in schools today and present several counter narratives to those in popular circulation, I also detail initiatives that I engaged in with members during the time I was President of AARE. The point is to highlight social justice issues in education in Australia and highlight some ways forward.

几十年来，改变学校教育、社会正义和公平以及儿童、年轻人及其家庭和社区的当前和未来经历之间的关系，一直是教育研究乃至政策和实践的重点。在本文中，我通过大量研究中的例子讨论了教育及其为实现社会正义所做的准备。虽然我考虑了当今学校教师、年轻人和儿童的可能性，并提出了一些与流行的相反的叙述，但我还详细介绍了我在担任 AARE 主席期间与成员参与的倡议。重点是强调澳大利亚教育中的社会正义问题，并强调一些前进的方向。