What Leading Education Scholars Say About Leading in Education: Lessons to Expand “Educational Leadership”

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Abstract

This article reports on narrative research case study research with twelve leading US education scholars who demonstrate enduring commitments to equity through their work. As public education continues to be defined by race and class-based structural inequalities, as well as worsening conditions and divisions, these scholars raise important considerations for how fellow educational leaders can champion for equitable change. Specifically, scholars outline the need for leaders to anticipate criticism and prepare for it, and think structurally to adequately assess challenges and devise solutions. This article offers hypotheses and tangible approaches for broadening traditional educational leadership focal areas for how leaders to better understand their roles, missions, and activities in challenging and disruptive times.

Author

• Anindya Kundu, Florida International University