Kiesel, ryan2021-01-252021-01-252020-11https://hdl.handle.net/11299/218039University of Minnesota M.A. thesis. November 2020. Major: Education, Curriculum and Instruction. Advisor: Annie Mason. 1 computer file (PDF); 37 pages.This paper investigates and interprets the experiences of university students participating in a teacher preparation undergraduate major and initial licensure program. The program contains a mission statement focused on developing a “justice-orientation” in its participants. Through qualitative and interpretive research methodology the researcher and the participants examined moments of tension and conflict experienced in program participation.enCritical PedagogyInterpretive ResearchJusticeQualitativeTeacher EducationThesis or Dissertation