Inclusive practices and social justice leadership for special populations in urban settings : a moral imperative

• Other Authors: Esposito, M. C. Kate (Editor), Normore, Anthony H. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2015]
• Series: Educational leadership for social justice.
• Subjects: Education, Urban > Social aspects > United States.; Education, Urban > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.; Social justice > United States.; Sexual minorities > Education > United States.; Minorities > Education > United States.; Learning disabled > Education > United States.; People with disabilities > Education > United States.; Prisoners > Education > United States.; Education > Research.; Educational strategies and policy.; Education.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806611355
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-68123-109-9
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 243 pages)

Inclusive Practices and Social Justice Leadership for Special Populations in Urban Settings: A Moral Imperative is comprised of a collection of chapters written by educators who refuse to let the voices of dissent remain marginalized in our discussion of education in the 21st century education. Draw...

Table of Contents:

• Why equity matters in "turn white and speak english" : Political climate, english language learners and educational trajectories / Irina S. Okhremtchouk
• Deaf culture and education : Toward a culturally relevant leadership / Catherine O'Brien and Jeffrey S. Brooks
• Creating inclusive schools for gay, bisexual, lesbian, transgender, and queer/questioning (gbltq) students : Applying a social justice framework / James Thing and M. C. Kate Esposito
• Intersections of autism, race, and class : A social justice agenda for inclusive leadership practices / Melissa Spence and Edlyn Vallejo Peña
• Inclusion needs of youth in the foster care system through strategic mentoring : A social justice perspective / Susanne M. Foulk
• Affect and resilience in urban females : An emerging paradigm / Theresa Garfield Dorel and Armando Tejeda
• Educating the incarcerated through a community jailing model : A social justice leadership perspective / Brantley R. Choate Sr. and Anthony H. Normore
• A culturally responsive framework for social justice / Mere Berryman, Ann Nevin, Suzanne SooHoo, and Therese Ford
• Our forgotten sons : The underachievement of boys of color in america's urban centers / Nicole Limperopulos
• Chemically dependent adolescent latino offenders : Restorative and social justice as alternatives to incarceration / Paul M. Marietti, Janice Tucker, and Anthony H. Normore
• Implementing a holistic approach to enhance career opportunities for transition students with disabilities / Susan Stuntzner and Bryan Austin.