Social Justice Leadership: Changing Attitudes, Beliefs, and Values of Future School Principals

• In Event: 29.024 - Narratives, Reflections, and Socially Just Practices in Aspiring Educational Leadership Coursework

Abstract

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore the effects of a social justice course on the dispositions of students in a pre-service principal preparation program. As a result of the findings from the quantitative and qualitative portions of the study, we were able to corroborate results that a social justice course can clearly promote the development of dispositions around issues of social justice. This study provides a deeper insight into understanding how dispositions can change and represents an attempt to expand the research on developing attitudes, beliefs, and values that will positively influence leaders in schools with complex and diverse social issues.

Authors

• James G. Allen, Northern Kentucky University

• Robert E. Harper, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

• James W. Koschoreck, Northern Kentucky University