Black Male School Administrators: A Nontraditional Pathway Toward Culturally Responsive Caring

• In Event: Moscone Center North Roundtable Session 8
  In Roundtable Session: Reflections on Social Justice Leadership

Abstract

This study aims to address the leadership of African-American male leaders and their operationalization of care in their practice, by analyzing the educational leadership of African-American men through an ethic of care lens. Such a lens is appropriate because, although the literature shows that caring practices are effective in raising levels of achievement in African-American and other disenfranchised populations (Delpit, 2006; Noddings, 1984; Walker & Snarey, 2004), scant research has examined caring styles from various perspectives, particularly considering Black male school administrators.

Authors

• Jubria Akil Lewis, The SEED Foundation

• Antonio Latrell Ellis, Radford University

• Chaz Gipson, Howard University

• Erick West, Howard University

• Jason Ottley, West Virginia University

• Lisa Maria Grillo, Howard University

• Jaquial Durham, The George Washington University