Perspectives on Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice in Educational Leadership

Edited by Ashraf Esmail, Abul Pitre Fayetteville State University, North Carolina, Antonette Aragon

Publication date:

08 March 2017

Length of book:

172 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Dimensions:

239x158mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781475834314

Perspectives on Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice in Educational Leadership provides educational leaders with practical steps for implementing multicultural education into schools. Drawing from multicultural scholars like James Bank’s it equips educational leaders with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to ensure that schools provide all students with equal educational opportunities. Concepts such culturally responsive leadership, transformative leadership, and restorative justice are discussed throughout the book.

About the NAME Series
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Jasmine Williams
Chapter 1: First, A Look Inside: Educational Leadership Student Perspectives on a Social
Foundations Course
Candace Thompson and Susan Catapono
Chapter 2: Rocky Boats and Rainbows: Culturally Responsive Leadership from the Margin – An
Autoethnography
Ann E. Lopez
Chapter 3: Change your school, change the world: The Role of School Leaders in implementing
School Wide Restorative Justice and Relational Pedagogies
Martha Brown and Katherine Evans
Chapter 4: White High School Administrators as Racial Advisors
Byron Davis
Chapter 5: Changing Staff Attitudes through Leadership Development and Equity Teams
Michelle Yvonne Szpara
Chapter 6: Building Bridges or Isolating Families: When School Policies Conflict with Cultural Beliefs, Values, and Ways of Knowing
María L. Gabriel
Chapter 7: Principals, School Climate, and Social Justice: How State Compliance with National Initiatives May Not be Enough
Susan L. Dodd
Chapter 8: Learning from Teachers: Critically Conscious Educational Leadership for Engaging
Diverse Families in Title I Schools
Cherrel Miller Dyce and Buffie Longmire-Avital
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Index

This book serves as an excellent source for educational leaders to incorporate multicultural education in our schools. It provides and discusses effective strategies for leaders to ensure that all students are receiving equitable educational opportunities.