Educational leadership for ethics and social justice : views from the social sciences

• Other Authors: Normore, Anthony H. (Editor), Brooks, Jeffrey S., 1970- (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing Inc., [2014]
• Series: Educational leadership for social justice.
• Subjects: Educational leadership > Moral and ethical aspects.; Social ethics.; Social justice.; Social sciences.; Education > Leadership.; Educational administration and organization.; Educational strategies and policy.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806612956
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-62396-537-2
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 210 pages)

The purpose of this book is to examine and learn lessons from the way leadership for social justice is conceptualized in several disciplines and to consider how these lessons might improve the preparation and practice of school leaders. In particular, we examine philosophy, anthropology, sociology,...

Table of Contents:

• Series editor's preface / Jeffrey S. Brooks
• Foreword / Gary L. Anderson
• Introduction / Anthony H. Normore and Jeffrey S. Brooks
• Chapter 1. The strategic merging of political orientation and social justice leadership / Sarah Diem and Bradley W. Carpenter
• Chapter 2. Positive psychology as a foundation for social justice leadership / Derik Yager-Elorriaga and Paula T. McWhirter
• Chapter 3. Pedagogy of the discipline: How black studies can influence educational leadership / Gaëtane Jean-Marie and T. Elon Dancy
• Chapter 4. What school leaders do not know about law will hurt them and others: The importance of quality legal counsel and collaborative skills / Nancy D. Erbe
• Chapter 5. Bending toward justice? What public policy can tell us about leadership for social justice / Genevieve Siegel-Hawley
• Chapter 6. In pursuit of social justice: The influence of anthropology in facilitating models of participation, agency, and equity in education / Diane Rodriguez-Kiino and George J. Petersen
• Chapter 7. Changing views of economics of inequality and implications for leadership and learning / Lynn Ilon and JuYoung Lee
• Chapter 8. A philosophical deconstruction of leadership and social justice associated with the high-stakes testing and accountability system / Tawannah G. Allen, Fenwick W. English, and Rosemary Papa
• Chapter 9. Sociology and social justice: Prospects for educational leaders in the United States / Mark Berends
• Chapter 10. I've done my sentence, but committed no crime: An interdisciplinary perspective on violence exposure / Urban Male Adolescents, and Educational Leadership / Nicole Limperopulos
• About the contributors.