Preparing Educational Leaders for Practical Application of Social Justice Advocacy and Scholarship

• In Event: 68.060 - Roundtable Session 29
  In Roundtable Session: 68.060-1 - Reframing Theories in Leadership Development

Abstract

Educational leaders seeking doctoral degrees are often divided into two camps,
practitioner and scholar. This paper examines how the false binary of scholar or practitioner contributes to the perception of a divide among students of educational leadership by defining roles and purposes of of educational reform. Blended designations such as Practitioner-Scholar Activist-Scholar, and Academic Practitioner have arisen in response, but each fail to account for one of the three critical roles of Social Justice Leadership. This paper examines how students of educational leadership pushback against the tracking of educational reformers into scholar or practitioner and offer solutions for integrating scholarship, practical application, and advocacy.

Authors

• Andrew Minor Baker, Texas State University - San Marcos

• Isaac A Torres, Texas State University

• Richard Pelton, Texas State University

• Jason Swisher, Texas State University - San Marcos

• Barry J. Aidman, Texas State University

• Sarah Nelson Baray, Texas State University