Semester 1 2021

This semester we bring you a Special Edition of the JPL dedicated to the work of the Fair Go research program at Western Sydney University(WSU), which is focused on practitioner research on pedagogy and engagement in low-SES schools. Fair Go has always had a connection with the NSW Teachers Federation in ways touched on in the Introduction by Wayne Sawyer, and that includes previous publications in JPL. 2021 is the 21st birthday of the Fair Go program and this milestone, and this connection, is recognised in this Special Edition. A suggestion is to begin by reading the first three articles by Wayne Sawyer, Katrina Zammit, and Geoff Munns (all of WSU) in which Fair Go is introduced, its history is outlined and its key pedagogical Framework is explained. The contents of these three articles are heavily referenced in the later articles.