A Global Perspective of Social Justice Leadership for School Principals

<p>Within education there have been some notable attempts to frame social justice in ways that can help<br />to explain and understand the practices of those working in schools especially school leaders. The<br />research contained in this book seeks to enhance our understanding of school leaders’ actions as they<br />work to promote socially just practices and/or outcomes in a range of different national contexts. The<br />unique nature of this research is that studies took place in numerous schools across the globe in a<br />variety of contexts yet utilized the same research protocols. This has allowed the researchers to draw<br />conclusions at an international level about social justice decision making the supports and barriers<br />brought on school leaders by national policy and mandates and the essential nature of context in the<br />work of social justice leadership.<br />The audience will include scholars on a global scale given that cases in the book include authors and principals from around the<br />world. The book can also serve as a text for leadership preparation courses as well as courses in social justice research design and<br />qualitative research methodologies. Courses in human relations and communication can use the content as examples of the<br />negotiations and challenges of teamwork in international settings. A primary audience for the book is system/school level leaders<br />in contexts and communities throughout the world for understanding comparative leadership and social justice decision making.<br />Current principals will find the cases useful as reflexive tools for their own work. Educational leaders educational reformers and<br />policy makers will benefit from this book as they seek to understand the impact of their work and its influence on promoting equity<br />in schools across the globe.</p>