Servant Leadership Learning Communities: For Equity and Justice in Underperforming Schools

• In Event: Underexplored Facets of Educational Leadership: Emotion, Roles, Crisis, and Time

Abstract

This qualitative study explores the dynamic roles and responsibilities of school-based leadership teams in underperforming schools in low-income communities to understand how they address the needs of their diverse student populations. Specifically, the focus is on how school-based leadership teams engage in Servant Leadership Learning Communities to shape the culture, expectations, and learning processes school-wide for student improvement and achievement outcomes. Thematic analysis resulted in the following interrelated themes: Leading for cultural change, engaging collaboratively, and instilling practices for equity and justice. Implications and future research with regard to the utility of Servant Leadership Learning Communities are discussed.

Author

• Karen Ramlackhan, University of South Florida