Counteracting Educational Injustice with Applied Critical Leadership: Culturally Responsive Practices Promoting Sustainable Change

Authors

  • Lorri J. Santamaría The University of Auckland Faculty of Education
  • Andrés P. Santamaría AUT University, New Zealand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18251/ijme.v17i1.1013

Keywords:

educational leadership, diversity, case study, New Zealand, United States

Abstract

This contribution considers educational leadership practice to promote and sustain diversity. Comparative case studies are presented featuring educational leaders in the United States and New Zealand who counter injustice in their practice.  The leaders’ leadership practices, responsive to the diversity presented in their schools, offer reconceptualizations of educational leadership for a changing society. Applied critical leaders are defined through similarities and differences, followed by suggestions for critical leadership promoting social justice and educational equity and culturally responsive  practices to inform policy and practice for sustainable future-focused educational leadership. 

Author Biographies

Lorri J. Santamaría, The University of Auckland Faculty of Education

Dr. Lorri J Santamaría is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Head of School for Learning, Development and Professional Practice at The University of Auckland, New Zealand.  She was formerly a Professor of Multicultural Multilingual Education at California State University, San Marcos and the CSUSM Director of the Joint Doctorate Programme in Educational Leadership with UC San Diego. She is committed to working with and serving M?ori, P?sifika, women and other historically underserved populations in her educational leadership research and teaching endeavours.  

 

Andrés P. Santamaría, AUT University, New Zealand

Dr. Andrés P. Santamaría is a Lecturer for the Faculty of Education in Educational Leadership at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. His area of expertise is leadership for diversity and his research interests range from leadership for social justice and educational equity to principal efficacy in underperforming schools. Prior to his academic appointment, Dr. Santamaría was a primary school principal serving schools with high populations of culturally and linguistic diverse learners as well as learners from low socioeconomic backgrounds in Southern California. 

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Published

2015-01-25

How to Cite

Santamaría, L. J., & Santamaría, A. P. (2015). Counteracting Educational Injustice with Applied Critical Leadership: Culturally Responsive Practices Promoting Sustainable Change. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 17(1), 22–42. https://doi.org/10.18251/ijme.v17i1.1013

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2015): Educational Leadership Against Racism: Challenging Policy, Pedagogy, and Practice

Section

2015 Special Issue Articles (Peer-reviewed)