Enacting Social Justice: Perceptions of Educational Leaders

Autor/in	Vogel, Linda R.
Titel	Enacting Social Justice: Perceptions of Educational Leaders
Quelle	In: Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice, and Research, 1 (2011) 2, S.69-82 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2153-7615
Schlagwörter	Qualitative Research; Social Justice; Instructional Leadership; Multicultural Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Familiarity; Knowledge Level; Cultural Awareness; Administrator Qualifications; Competence; Leadership Responsibility; Consciousness Raising; Case Studies; Administrator Education; Attitude Measures; Surveys; Educational Environment; Equal Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Wissensbasis; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Kompetenz; Bewusstseinsbildung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt
Abstract	This qualitative study examines how educators who are either currently enrolled or who have completed an educational leadership preparation program in the past five years at one Rocky Mountain university understand social justice--as a concept and operationally--and the role of multicultural education in promoting social justice in P-12 school settings. Less than half (44%) of the educational leaders in this study were familiar with the concept of social justice, with those leaders who were familiar with the concept identifying full and equal participation (17%) and equal distribution of resources (11%) as the focus of school programs. Less than one third (28%) of participants expressed views reflecting cultural proficiency or competence, indicating a need for explicit coverage of social justice issues and cultural responsiveness in the educational leadership program examined. The results of this study indicate the need for leadership preparation programs to explicitly address social justice and oppression issues to increase the awareness of leaders and thus their capability to facilitate change that supports greater social justice and equitable educational outcomes for all students. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01