Principals Perspectives on Improving Student Performance by Creating Social Justice Ecosystems Through School-Community Partnerships

• In Event: Learning Influences on School and Community Leadership Practices

Abstract

This multi-method study examined survey and interview data collected from principals in an urban school district located in the southeastern United States to investigate principals’ beliefs about and methods for improving student performance through the creation of school-community partnerships focused on creating a social justice learning ecosystem. Findings suggest principals were supportive of partnerships that were learning communities and provided resources which are distributed fairly and provided equity opportunities to impact student learning in school; providing faculty and community members opportunities to learn and grow from one another. Findings also suggest principals engaged in strategies to develop community partnerships by building social capital within their school community and a culture of social responsibility within the school and the community partnership

Author

• Sheila D Moore, University of Central Florida