18.053 - Challenging the Status Quo: Invoking Social Justice Leadership in Ed.D. Programs

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

In today’s educational context, which is characterized by widening inequalities and massive demographic shifts, preparing educational leaders equipped with the knowledge, skills, and orientations to work for social justice in their institutions is paramount. Given the dearth of research regarding the preparation of leaders in social-justice focused EdD programs, in this session, we provide a lens into the work of four different EdD programs with this focus across the United States. Each paper takes up a situated understanding of the notion of “social justice” and describes how the researchers are operationalizing this understanding through different facets of their programs, as well as resisting the status quo of hegemonic notions of both educational leadership and the doctorate more generally.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Leadership for Social Justice

Chair

• Carolyn M. Shields, Wayne State University

Papers

• (Re)constituting Educational Leadership Knowledge(s) to Action(s): Educating Toward an Eco-tistical Leadership - John Joseph Lupinacci, Washington State University - Pullman

• Democratic Learning Through Social Justice: An Exploratory Analysis of an Ed.D. Program in Higher Education - Phillis George, University of Mississippi

• Engaging in the Battle of Snails: Challenging Hegemonic Notions of Doctoral Scholarship - Brianna L. Kennedy, Utrecht University; Miriam Altman, Educational Consultant; Ana Cristina Pizano, Florida International University

• Crossing Borders to Change the Game - Anita Bright, Portland State University

• Redesigning the Ed.D. to Reflect a Social Justice Focus - Deborah Peterson, Portland State University

Discussants

• Bradley J. Porfilio, Seattle University

• Kathryn Jill Strom, California State University - East Bay