Can We Research Leadership for Social Justice in Rigorous and Meaningful Ways?

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The purpose of this interactive session is to reflect on the title question, “Can we conduct research into leadership for social justice in ways that are perceived to be rigorous and meaningful?” The session will be conducted in three parts: brief presentations based on a new handbook on leadership for social (in)justice, a town hall meeting, and a discussion about how to move research into social justice leadership forward in rigorous ways. Our session objectives are to address current critiques of research directed at addressing social (in)justice, to examine some new and promising approaches, to understand how these approaches might move the field forward, and to strengthen commitment to the use and dissemination of these practices.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Leadership for Social Justice

Chairs

• Ira E. Bogotch, Florida Atlantic University

• Carolyn M. Shields, Wayne State University

Papers

• Critical Evocative Portraiture: Feminist Pathways to Social Justice - Linda L. Lyman, Illinois State University

• A Bricolage of Voices: Lessons Learned From Feminist Analyses in Educational Leadership - Whitney Sherman Newcomb, Virginia Commonwealth University

• LeaderPAR: A Participatory Action Research Framework for School and Community Leadership - Erika Bernabei Middleton, PolicyLink

• How Should Researchers Act in the Context of Social Injustice? - Dilys Schoorman, Florida Atlantic University

• Transforming (Un)just Institutions: A Reflection on Methodology - Colleen L. Larson, New York University

Discussants

• Robert B. Donmoyer, University of San Diego

• Patti A. Lather, The Ohio State University