Leadership for Social Justice: Making Revolutions in Education - Softcover

Expanded and revised, this reader on key issues in social justice and school leadership is written by leading authorities in leadership and social justice. The accessible and practical text is filled with current information from the field, real-life scenarios and controversies, and student activities - all while challenging leaders, educators and researchers to be effective advocates for social justice. Demonstrating how the current realities in educational leadership training and in school practices can be refined or reconstructed to better meet students' needs, the book provides an array of ways of understanding the effects of exclusionary practices as well as useful exercises and materials for those who will lead students and staffs to create equitable practices. Recognizing that readers learn through multiple intelligences, Leadership for Social Justice intersperses poetry, quotes, editorial cartoons, evocative writing, and hands-on tools with research, theory, and recommendations for practice. The book is divided into 3 distinct parts: Re-defining Leadership for Social Justice, Preparing Social Justice Leaders, and Next Steps. The revised edition of Leadership for Social Justice is extensively updated and includes two new chapters: one focusing on special education students and one focusing on children in poverty. The new second edition also includes information on possible next steps for school leaders currently in training.

Expanded and revised, this reader on key issues in social justice and school leadership is filled with current information and research, real-life scenarios and controversies, and student activities. The accessible and practical text, written by leading authorities in the field, challenges leaders, educators, and researchers to be effective advocates for social justice. 

 

Demonstrating how current realities in educational leadership training and in school practices can be refined to better meet students’ needs, the book provides an array of ways to understand the effects of exclusionary practices as well as useful exercises and materials for those who will lead students and staffs to create equitable practices. Recognizing that readers learn through multiple intelligences, Leadership for Social Justice integrates poetry, editorial cartoons, evocative writing, and hands-on tools with research, theory, and recommendations for practice.

 

New Features in the Second Edition Include:

• A new chapter on the impact of poverty on educational achievement not only documents the issue but also shares ways educators can responsively address it.
• A new chapter focusing on special education discusses how educational leaders can respond to the needs of exceptional children.
• An expanded discussion of next steps for school leaders in training offers readers resources and information for continuing to grow as leaders in the future.