Black School, White School: Race, Race Relations, and Educational (Mis)Leadership

• In Event: Considering Issues of Race and Culture in Educational Leadership

Abstract

This paper investigates how race and race relations influence leadership practice, and ultimately the education of students, in an urban high school. The title alludes to a central finding of the paper, that while educators, students and the community claimed the same building, they worked and lived in a school divided along racial lines. Specifically, the paper identifies cultural and sub-cultural norms and beliefs around race and race relations, and explores how these dynamics influence the kind of education students receive.

Author

• Jeffrey S. Brooks, University of Idaho