Culturally responsive and socially just leadership in diverse contexts : from theory to action /: from theory to action. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ann E. Lopez.
• Other Names: Lopez, Ann E
• Contents: Foreword; Questioning and Unpacking versus Answering and Unwrapping; So That We Can Rethink Our Own Notions of Leadership; Preface; Organization of the Book; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Author; List of Figures; Chapter 1: Educational Realities and Current Context; Challenges and Possibilities for School Leaders in the Face of Growing Diversity; When School Leaders Deal with Issues of Diversity It Benefits Everyone-"That's Just Good Leadership"; Research Activity; Chapter 2: Toward a Theory of Culturally Responsive and Social Justice Leadership; Culturally Responsive Leadership. Chapter 5: Mentoring and Support-Collaborative MentorshipMentoring as Support and Sustenance-Collaborative Mentorship; Tenets of Collaborative Mentorship; Critical Understanding of Diversity and Equity; Critical Space For Dialogue; Practical Forms of Support; Reflection and Agency; How Do Educational Leaders Seek Support?; Research Activity; Chapter 6: One One Cocoa Full Basket: Reflections on My Journey; Research Activity; Chapter 7: Imagining Possibilities; Diversity of Teaching and Administrative Staff; Increased Allocation of Resources to Education. Culturally Responsive Leadership ModelSocial Justice Leadership; Importance of Policy for School Leaders; Research Activities; Chapter 3: Culturally Responsive Leadership and Student Engagement; Defining Student Engagement; Reconceptualizing Student Engagement in a Culturally Responsive and Socially Just Framework; Research Activity; Chapter 4: Tensions of Practice; Tensions of Practice; Resistance from Colleagues; Addressing the Needs of the Community; Balancing Personal and Professional Lives; Building Capacity and Ongoing Learning; Dealing with Racism; Research Activity. Embedding Culturally Responsive and Socially Just Practices in Leadership, Teaching and LearningResearch Activity; References; Author Index; Subject Index.
• Publisher Details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 300; Social sciences; Political planning; School management and organization; Social justice; Human rights; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Essays; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Reference; Political planning; Human rights; School management and organization; Social justice; Social sciences; Education -- Administration -- General; Organization & management of education; Political Science -- Public Policy -- Social Policy; Politics & government; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137533395; 1137533390
• Related ISBNs: 1137533382; 9781137533388
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-121) and indexes.
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