Principals Leading for Educational Equity: Social Justice in Action

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dc.contributor.advisorMawhinney, Hanne B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorEldridge, Cynthiaen_US
dc.contributor.departmentEducation Policy, and Leadershipen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-07T05:54:05Z
dc.date.available2012-07-07T05:54:05Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative case study examined how principals promote educational equity in schools.. The study examined the experiences of three principals in a school district that mandated that principals lead for equity. The school system defined equity as the elimination of racial predictability in student achievement. To conduct this examination, the researcher conducted an analysis of transcripts from semi- structured interviews. The study's findings overview four conditions that are commonly promoted by principals to address inequities within their schools: leadership for equity, an equity focus, equity enhancing practices and structures. The findings from this case study added to current knowledge about the need for an equity plan model that principals can apply in planning and leading for educational equity in their schools. Studying how principals promote educational equity in schools proved a significant way to learn about how today's schools address inequities facing African American and Hispanic students. The study also added to current knowledge about social justice in education, as the foundation for educational equity work. Suggestions for further research include: investigating principals leading for educational equity in a district that did not mandate this idea; further comparison studies with the principal as the primary unit of analysis; including teacher and student perceptions would be beneficial. Research that provides further description of the experiences of principals working to become leaders in educational equity will extend our professional knowledge on this topic.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/12669
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEducational leadershipen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEducational administrationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrollededucational equityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledprincipalsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledraceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledschoolsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledsocial justiceen_US
dc.titlePrincipals Leading for Educational Equity: Social Justice in Actionen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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