Publications
Martha's book, Creating Restorative Schools: Setting Schools Up to Succeed, is now available! To purchase your copy, please order directly from Living Justice Press. If you reside outside the United States, you may can purchase the eBook at Living Justice Press or the Kindle version on Amazon. If you live outside the US and would like the hardcopy, please call Living Justice Press at 651-695-1008 or email ljpress@aol.com.
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Check out these reviews!
“In Creating Restorative Schools, Martha Brown describes directly the challenges and benefits of moving the entire school staff towards a restorative culture. The process is not a straight line, and the side roads are many. The story of the two schools’ paths provides directions and cautions, essential insight for any educator working to implement Restorative Justice in Education principles and practices in their school.”
“Restorative school refers to a ‘whole-school approach that prioritizes relationships, builds community, creates just and equitable learning environments’ and strives to ‘support struggling students, teach peaceful conflict resolution, and repair relationships after a harm has occurred.’ . . . Brown provides an in-depth study of two schools going through restorative implementation. . . . This text is an interesting and important take on how to invest in relationships with students, boldly claiming that punishment is not an option in a restorative school, and then demonstrating the deeply interpersonal successes of two example schools.”
“Creating Restorative Schools would be useful for community psychologists working in school settings, those who conduct research or evaluation in education, or those interested in justice, equity, systems, policy change, and issues related to youth. The book provides a service by framing of issues related to equity and justice as applied in education settings. Given the many PBIS programs and SEL initiatives being implemented in schools, to say nothing of the number of school shootings happening in the United States, Creating Restorative Schools is a timely read.”
PODCASTS
Check out any of these podcasts to learn more about Martha’s work with trauma-informed organizations and evaluation.
Evaluland by Dana Wanzer: Trauma-Informed Organizations with Martha Brown
Glass Frog: Trauma-Informed Evaluation with Martha Brown and Debbie Gowensmith
Community Evaluation Solutions: Helping Community Organizations by Becoming Trauma-Informed with Dr. Martha Brown
Refereed Journal Articles
(Some links may allow you to download the article at no cost from this website. Others, not so much...)
Brown, M. A. (2021). We cannot return to “Normal”: A post-COVID call for a systems approach to implementing restorative justice in education (RJE). https://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/10/3/68
Brown, M. A. & Di Lallo, S. (2020). Talking Circles: A Culturally Responsive Evaluation Practice. American Journal of Evaluation. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098214019899164.
Brown, M. A. (2017). Being heard: How a listening culture supports the implementation of school-wide restorative practices. Restorative Justice: An International Journal.
Brown, M. A. (2016). “How do we know it’s working?”: The teaching artist’s role in program evaluation and assessing student work. Teaching Artist Journal, 14(2), 68-80. doi: 10.1080/15411796.2016.117953
Brown, M. A. & Rios, S. J. (2014) Can a workplace credentialing program improve inmate literacy? A study on Florida Ready to Work in the correctional environment. Journal of Correctional Education, 65(2), 59-83.
Schiff, M., Bazemore, G. & Brown, M. (2011). Neighborhood accountability boards: The strength of weak practices…or…perils and prospects for a “community building” restorative model. Washington University Journal of Law and Policy, 36(1), 17-46.
Book Chapters
Brown, M. A. & Evans, K. (2017). Change your school, change the world: The role of school leaders in implementing school-wide restorative justice and relational pedagogies. In Perspectives on Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice in Educational Leadership. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Education.
Brown, M. A. & Baxley, T. P. (2016). Transforming whiteness in teacher education: The call for an anti-racist pedagogy. In V. Stead (Ed.) Volume 6: RIP Jim Crow: Fighting racism through higher education policy, curriculum, and cultural interventions (pp. 211-222). New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.
Brown, M. A. (2014). Can technologies advance the integration of restorative pedagogy into teacher education curricula? In V. Wang (Ed.) Handbook of Research on Education and Technology in a Changing Society (pp. 275-290). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Program Evaluation Reports
Jain, S., Bassey, H., Brown, M. A., & Kalra, P. (2014). Restorative justice in Oakland schools: Implementation and impacts. Retrieved from http://www.ousd.k12.ca.us