Challenging the Ethics in Educational Leadership: Using Social Justice to Disrupt the Dominant Discourse

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

Abstract

In exploring the current landscape of educational discourse, many unethical policies and pedagogies have resulted in unintended consequences. Historically, educational policies and practices have erred when restricting the Constitutional liberties of marginalized groups, however, in many instances these policies and practices were solely enacted to silence civil disobedience. For participants, after taking a social justice course, they were charged with exploring the impact of the injustices in educational policies and pedagogy. Specifically, they were tasked with imagining how they inadvertently maintained the social oppression of others – with a focus on African Americans. Additionally, participants discuss how their experience has benefitted them in addressing oppressive educational discourse.

Author

• Larry C. Bryant, University of North Texas - Dallas