Preparing School Leaders to Advocate for Social Justice: A Case Analysis

• In Event: 35.083 - Poster Session 7
  In Poster Session: 35.083-4 - Preparing School Leaders to Advocate for Social Justice: A Case Analysis

Abstract

School leadership preparation for social justice is a pressing concern in an era of achievement gaps and a rapidly increasing population of largely marginalized students: English Learners. This case study explores how one university leadership preparation program infuses social justice tenets. Following a qualitative methodology, data collection focused on documents, interviews, and class observations. A framework of tenets of social justice leadership, using Critical Race Theory as a theoretical and interpretive lens, was created based on relevant research in the field. Results indicate that topics involving race and social justice naturally occur in class discussions as a result of student projects. This study adds to the small body of literature connecting social justice leadership preparation to race and English Learners.

Authors

• Jessica Costa, University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Karen L. Sanzo, Old Dominion University

• Jay P. Scribner, Old Dominion University