Nurturing Is Not Enough: A Case Study on Social Justice, Caring, and Discipline

2019 ◽  
Vol 199 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-98
Author(s):  
Darrick Smith ◽  
Christine J. Yeh
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Observational Data ◽  
Urban School ◽  
School Policy ◽  
School Staff ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Disciplinary Consequences

We explore the dynamics of nurturing, caring, and enabling in a social justice school and how a problematic context of educational enabling can develop when notions of nurturing are not balanced with consistent disciplinary consequences. In-depth interviews were conducted with eight school staff, teachers, and a student at a social justice urban school. Observational data and institutional documents were also analyzed, and three main themes emerged revealing the tension between nurturing and enabling: (a) sentimentalist standards, (b) perceptions of authority as oppressive, and (c) contradictions in social justice values. We discuss implications for school policy, multicultural education, and school leadership.

“We Don’t Got Time for Grumbling”: Toward an Ethic of Radical Care in Urban School Leadership

2020 ◽  
pp. 0013161X2092589
Author(s):  
Rosa L. Rivera-McCutchen
Keyword(s):  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Black Male ◽  
Urban School ◽  
School Principal ◽  
Effective School ◽  
Urban School Leadership ◽  
Effective School Leadership ◽  
Document Review

Purpose: This article presents a case study of a successful Black male public urban school principal, offering a counterstory to discourses of failure in urban schools. I build on scholars’ work in critical caring, the Black principalship, and radical hope to call for an expansion of narrow frameworks of effective school leadership to include an ethic of radical care within urban school leadership. Method: This study represents a counterstory in the tradition of critical race theory, centering the voice and perspectives of a Black male urban school principal. Using ethnographic research methods, this case study was based on prolonged and embedded engagement in the field including observations, informal and formal interviews, and document review. Data were collected and analyzed over a 2-year period. Findings: Five components of effective school leadership emerged from analysis of the data that, taken together, can be described as a radical care framework. These components include the folowing: (a) adopting an antiracist, social just stance; (b) cultivating authentic relationships; (c) believing in students’ and teachers’ capacity for growth and excellence; (d) strategically navigating the sociopolitical and policy climate; and (e) embracing a spirit of radical hope. Conclusion: In addition to highlighting the power of counterstories in educational leadership research, this study reinforces the critical need for leadership preparation that is grounded in antiracism and social justice, and comprises all aspects of an ethic of radical care. Furthermore, the study points to the need for targeted recruitment of Black and Latinx school leaders, particularly in urban contexts.

scholarly journals PESANTREN NUSANTARA: Internalisasi Nilai-Nilai Multikultural di Pesantren Ngalah Pasuruan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Achmad Yusuf ◽  
Mochamad Hasyim
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Depth Interviews

This research aims to uncover and analyze (1) The strategy of planting the values of multicultural education in students in Pesantren Ngalah Pasuruan (2) Values of multicultural education in Pesantren Ngalah Pasuruan. This research uses qualitative-natrualistic with a type of case study. The presence of researchers is absolute. Primary (1) data type, and (2) Skunder. Determination of Informant (1) purposive sampling. (2) Snowball sampling. Data collection 1) in-depth interviews; 2) participant observation; and 3) documentation. Data Analysis technique l) data reduction, 2) data presentation, and 3) withdrawal of conclusions/verification. Checking the validity of data using credibility, including; (1) An extension of observation, (2) Triangulas (a) triangulation of the source, (b) triangulation technique, and (c) triangulation of time. The findings of this research (1) The strategy of planting the values of multicultural education in Santri Pondok Pesantren Ngalah (1) The composition of Kiai (a) cognitive multicultural, (b) affective multicultural, (c) multicultural psychomotor. (2) Focus Group Discussion (FGD), (3) Experiential Learning, and (4) the drafting of Ngalah book, (2) The values of multicultural education developed and implemented in Pondok Pesantren Ngalah include; (1) Religious value, (2) nationalist value (3) Humanist value, (4) Value of democracy, (5) Pluralist value, (6) inclusive value (open), (7) tolerance value

“They Don’t Know What They Need”: A Call for Critical Reflection in Community School Leadership to Address the Pervasive Creep of Deficit Perspectives

2021 ◽  
pp. 155545892110411
Author(s):  
Tiffanie Lewis-Durham ◽  
Monique Saastamoinen
Keyword(s):  
School Leadership ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Community Building ◽  
School Staff ◽  
Community School ◽  
Emerging Leaders ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Critical Reflexivity ◽  
Shed Light

Washington Hunt is an urban community school attempting to balance the implementation of equity initiatives that meet the needs of minoritized students and families while preventing the adoption of deficit perspectives among school staff. The purpose of this case is to describe how “deficit-creep”—the subtle infusion of deficit-based perspectives from well-meaning administrators—can thwart sincere attempts at community building and social justice. This case study provides an opportunity for emerging leaders to use critical reflexivity to identify deficit-creep and shed light on the strengths and assets of the community it serves. Finally, this case provides students with an opportunity to grapple with how policy makers and school leaders make sense of inequity that is linked to classism and racism.

scholarly journals Student experiences of democratic education and the implications for social justice

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-64
Author(s):  
Freya Aquarone
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Democratic Education ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Democratic Schools ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Depth Interviews

Using data from a case-study school as a springboard, this article explores how enactments of democratic education might both problematise and illuminate new possibilities for the way we conceptualise social justice in education. Nancy Fraser’s tripartite framework of social justice is used to analyse in-depth interviews with students aged 14–16 from a democratic school in the United Kingdom. The article makes two key arguments: first, it highlights the interdependence of ‘recognition’ and ‘representation’ and, consequently, calls on mainstream policy and practice to make a substantive commitment to participatory democracy as part of the ‘inclusive education’ agenda. Second, it points to the tensions between ‘redistributive’ justice and other social justice aims which may be particularly stark in democratic education (and other progressive education) spaces. The article suggests that a strengthened relationship between democratic schools and research communities would offer a crucial contribution to collective critical reflection on social justice in education.

scholarly journals IDENTIFYING FACTORS INFLUENCING SCHOOL LEADERSHIP PRACTICES: CASE STUDY OF LATVIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 552
Author(s):  
Ilze Saleniece ◽  
Dace Namsone
Keyword(s):  
School Leadership ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Leadership Teams ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
School Leadership Practices ◽  
Depth Interviews

Based on the analysis of research literature and empirical data, the study aims to identify significant factors affecting school leadership practices in Latvia. In addition to studies of scientific literature, the authors used qualitative research methods – in-depth interviews with 7 school leadership teams of the same municipality and expert focus group discussion to describe the influencing factors that are relevenat in the context of Latvia. As a result of the study, the authors identified that school leaders’ work experience, beliefs and mental models, social skills and impact of the external parties have an influence on their practices. 

An Extended Case Study Exploring the Effects of a Whole School Staff Pilot Wellbeing Programme on Eight Local Authority Primary Schools

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-106
Author(s):  
Jane Anderson
Keyword(s):  
School Leadership ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
School Staff ◽  
Whole School ◽  
Standardised Testing ◽  
Staff Wellbeing

This paper is a case study about a Local Authority whole school staff pilot wellbeing programme (PWP) based on the reflexive practice (Schon, 1983) journals and records kept by the school staff wellbeing manager (SSWM) who conceptualised, coordinated and implemented the initiative and who is also the author of this paper. The paper is written as a first-person narrative. All identities have been anonymised for ethical reasons. The purpose of the paper is to tell the story of this intervention and how the people involved (author included), and the schools that participated, were affected by their involvement. Also how what was learned from the episode could be usefully put into practise in other schools. Over the past twenty-five years a continual rise in accountancy thinking as applied to education in the form of productivity related outcomes (pupil standardised testing and assessment; Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) inspection of school standards etc) along with continual pressure to implement latest educational thinking, has contributed to increased demands on school staff. Simultaneously, school leadership and teaching have gradually come to be regarded as highly stressful professions. The PWP was about looking at what people in school could do to help themselves maintain their health and wellbeing on a day to day basis. In particular the focus was on investigating individual perspective and personal accountability and offering opportunities for people to explore and practice methodologies that could support more positive behaviour. The issues across the schools were complex and manifold and the approach in each case was tailored and nuanced according to the emerging needs of the organisation involved. The PWP was important and unique because its scope was fully inclusive of all school staff (professional, support and maintenance) and participation was voluntary. Research had shown that prior to the PWP, school wellbeing interventions had tended to be compulsory and confined only to professional staff. The effects of the PWP intervention are on-going, which was the aim of the work, but some of the methodologies introduced, in particular solutions focus (Rhodes & Ajmal, 204) and appreciative inquiry (Cooperrider & Srivastva, 1987) have in some instances become integrated both individually and collectively in daily practice in school and continue to beneficially shape the culture of these organisations.

How do principals practise leadership for social justice in diverse school settings? A Hong Kong case study

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elson Szeto ◽  
Annie Yan Ni Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Leadership Strategies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
School Communities ◽  
Leadership For Social Justice ◽  
Diverse Student ◽  
Learning Development ◽  
Diverse Student Population

Purpose Empirical research on leadership for social justice is in progress in many parts of the world. The purpose of this paper is to explore principals’ school-leadership journeys in response to social-justice issues caused by specific contextual changes at times of uncertainty. It seeks to answer the following key questions: What social-justice issues do principals identify as arising from their schools’ transformation due to contextual changes? How do principals practise leadership for social justice in response to these contextual changes at different levels? Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on qualitative data from a cross-case study of two principals’ school-leadership journeys. The authors pay particular attention to the understanding of leadership for social justice grounded in principals’ efforts to foster equality in learning development for a diverse student population. Findings Timely adverse conditions may be required to foster leadership for social justice in schools. The principals reacted to contextual changes at several levels, planning and implementing innovative and flexible interventions to ensure equality in students’ learning development. These findings contribute to international accounts of educational leadership. Research limitations/implications This study of leadership for social justice in schools is contextually specific. Therefore, more empirical comparisons of school leadership are required in future studies, as principals’ practices vary between education settings. Originality/value This paper offers insights into the evolution of leadership for social justice in schools in response to contextual changes. Principals’ leadership strategies can be reoriented and their actions reshaped to overcome threats to social justice in schools. Accordingly, although leadership for social justice in school communities is culturally and pedagogically inclusive, it is also socially distinctive.

scholarly journals MODEL PENDIDIKAN MULTIKULTURAL DI ‘SEKOLAH PEMBAURAN’ MEDAN

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saliman Saliman ◽  
Taat Wulandari ◽  
Mukminan Mukminan
Keyword(s):  
Multicultural Education ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Interactive Analysis ◽  
Whole School ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Whole School Approach ◽  
North Sumatra

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan model pendidikan multikultural di Sekolah Pembauran Medan. Penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus. Penelitian dilaksanakan di Sekolah Pembauran Medan. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi, sedang kredibilitas data diperoleh lewat triangulasi metode. Instrumen penelitian adalah peneliti sendiri dengan menggunakan bantuan pedoman observasi dan wawancara. Analisis data dilakukan dengan menggunakan teknik analisis interaktif versi Miles dan Huberman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan di Sekolah Pembauran Medan merupakan nama yang digunakan untuk menyebut sekolah di bawah Yayasan Perguruan Sultan Iskandar Muda menggunakan Whole School Approach yang meliputi visi dan kebijakan sekolah, kepemimpinan dan manajemen, kapasitas dan kultur, aktivitas peserta didik, kolaborasi dengan masyarakat luas, serta kurikulum dan pengajaran. Kata Kunci: Sekolah Pembauran, pendidikan multikultural, whole school approach AMULTICULTURAL EDUCATION MODEL IN SEKOLAH PEMBAURAN MEDAN Abstract: This study was aimed to describe a model of the multicultural education implemented in Sekolah Pembauran Medan, North Sumatra. This study employed the qualitative approach using the case study approach. The study was conducted in Sekolah Pembauran Medan. The data collection techniques consisted of observations, interviews and documentation. The main research instrument was the researchers themselves supported by observation sheets and interview guidelines. The data analysis was performed using the interactive analysis developed by Miles and Huberman. The research findings showed that Sekolah Pembauran Medan is the name used to refer to the school under the Education Foundation of Sultan Iskandar Muda using the Whole School Approach which includes: the vision and policies of the school; leadership and management; capacity and culture; activities of learners; collaboration with wider communities; and curriculum and instruction. Keywords: Sekolah Pembauran, multicultural education, Whole School Approach

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