Educational Leaders Encouraging the Intellectual and Professional Capacity of Others

This book examines how to encourage the development of others towards social justice practices. The processesof development include practices such as mentoring coaching professional development and theexploration of alternatives to reculture the work environment and enhance collaborative partnerships.Many groups play a role in the leadership and improvement of social justice opportunities in educationsuch as students new teachers veteran teachers teacher leaders new campus leaders veteran campusleaders parents district leaders non-certified school personnel and board of education members. Their preparation and development are explored inthis volume through the people's voices and experiences. Finally challenges recognized in the effort to encourage the development of others includelocal and federal policies new forms of academic delivery and the preparation of leaders in ever-evolving educational structures. These issues arefully explored with the aim of informing practitioners and scholars in the field of educational leadership.