The School Leaders Our Children Deserve
Teachers' College Press (Verlag)
978-0-8077-6962-1 (ISBN)
This is the updated edition of the bestselling seminal book on school leadership, equity, and social justice. Drawing on the experiences and words of successful public school principals, Theoharis shows why social justice leadership is needed and how it can be effective in creating more equitable schools. Although they faced tremendous barriers, the principals featured in this book made important strides toward closing the outcome and opportunity gaps in their schools by using inclusive, equitable practices. Featuring a mix of theory and practical strategies, this edition has been updated with new examples and frameworks relevant to today’s leaders. Responding to the current context of national resistance to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, this timely book portrays how real school leaders seek, create, and sustain equitable schools, especially for marginalized students.
The School Leaders Our Children Deserve identifies seven keys that are crucial for social justice leadership:
Key 1: Acquire Broad, Reconceptualized Consciousness/Knowledge/Skill Base
Key 2: Possess Core Leadership Traits
Key 3: Advance Inclusion, Access, and Opportunity for All
Key 4: Improve the Core Learning Context—Both the Teaching and the Curriculum
Key 5: Create a Climate of Belonging
Key 6: Increase Student Learning
Key 7: Sustain Oneself Professionally and Personally
Book Features:
Grounds the lofty ideals of equity and social justice in the daily work of school leadership.
Provides rich and abundant examples, ideas, and strategies for how to be a school leader committed to issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Includes a new focus on culturally sustaining leadership and how disability studies inform practice.
Offers an examination of how leaders conduct equity audits to improve outcomes for minoritized students.
Shows how leaders navigate challenges to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in their communities.
George Theoharis is a professor in educational leadership and inclusive elementary education at Syracuse University, and coauthor of What Every Principal Needs to Know to Create Equitable and Excellent Schools.
Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Foreword by Lynda Tredway xv
Note on Methodology xxi
1. School Leadership and Social Justice 1
Disparate Educational Opportunities 5
Social Justice Leadership as a Necessary Alternative to School-as-Usual 10
Organization and Content of the Book 14
A Framework for Social Justice Leadership 16
Conclusion 19
2. The Seven Social Justice Principals and Their Schools 21
Introducing the Principals and Their Schools 21
Conclusion 29
3. “There Is No Social Justice Without Inclusion”: Advancing Inclusion, Access, and Opportunity for All 31
The Connection Between Inclusion and Social Justice 34
Strategies That Advanced Inclusion, Access, and Opportunity for All 35
Conclusion 50
4. “Changing How We Teach, What We Teach, and How We Approach Schooling”: Improving the Core Learning Context 53
The Connection Between Improving the Core Learning Context and Social Justice 54
Strategies to Improve the Core Learning Context—Both the Teaching and the Curriculum 55
Conclusion 72
5. “Connecting and Respecting”: Creating a Climate of Belonging 75
The Connection Between a Climate of Belonging and Social Justice 76
Strategies That Create a Climate of Belonging 77
Conclusion 88
6. Closing the Opportunity Gap and Increasing Student Learning: Toward a Theory of Socially Just School Reform 91
The Connection Between Increasing Student Learning and Social Justice 92
Increasing Student Learning 93
Toward a Theory of Socially Just School Reform 97
7. “At Every Turn”: The Barriers Faced by Social Justice Principals 101
Barriers Within the School Site 102
Barriers at the District Level 111
Barriers at the Institutional Level 117
Consequences of the Barriers 122
Conclusion 124
8. “Saving My Sanity”: The Resilience That Leaders Develop to Sustain Justice and Equity 127
Professional Strategies 128
Personal Strategies 136
Conclusion 140
9. “The Intricacies and Details”: Consciousness, Knowledge, Skills, and Core Traits of Social Justice Leaders 143
Acquiring Broad, Reconceptualized Consciousness, Knowledge, and Skills 143
Possessing Core Leadership Traits 155
Conclusion 164
10. “But That’s Just Good Leadership”: Lessons and Directions for Social Justice Leadership 165
Lessons for Educators 166
“But That’s Just Good Leadership” 174
References 179
Index 187
About the Author 199
| Erscheinungsdatum | 27.03.2024 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Lynda Tredway |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 318 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8077-6962-2 / 0807769622 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8077-6962-1 / 9780807769621 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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