Cultivating Critical Consciousness to Decolonize Educational Leadership, Research, and Praxis

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

Education scholars and leaders continually navigate the tensions and challenges posed by censorship and the delegitimization of critical theories in curricula, research, and practice. Thus, it is incumbent upon the educational leadership community to affirm philosophies, knowledges, and truths in learning, leading, and teaching to advance perspectives and experiences traditionally silenced in the canons of research and praxis. Such affirmations draw on a critical consciousness approach that harbors thinking, being, and doing to confront the challenges of consequential education research related to race and ethnicity, women and gender studies, dis/ability, indigeneity, immigration, and sexual orientation. This session features scholars in educational leadership who discuss enacting critical consciousness and decolonization in varied educational settings.

Sub Unit

• Division A - Administration

Chairs

• Karen Ramlackhan, University of South Florida

• Maritza Lozano, California State University - Fullerton

Panelists

• Judy A. Alston, Miami University (OH)

• Susan C. Faircloth, Two Feathers Consulting, LLC.

• Muhammad Khalifa, The Ohio State University

• Juan Manuel Nino, University of Texas - San Antonio

• Angela Valenzuela, The University of Texas at Austin