Toward an educational leadership for social justice in schools

Authors

  • María Navarro-Granados Universidad de Sevilla

Keywords:

leadership, social exclusion, educational quality, social justice

Abstract

Schools are confronted with an growing number of challenges, among which the need to work with a population increasingly heterogeneous and full of diversities. In this regard, it is imperative to ensure equity and social justice, especially in the case of schools in a situation of particular socioeducational vulnerability. There are multiple mechanisms and areas on which to act. In this article we analyze the importance given in recent years to the role of educational leadership in the improvement of schools, focusing on the so-called leadership for social justice, the pedagogical and distributed leadership. There is a consensus in the literature on the relationship between these types of leadership and the improvement of student learning. We also conduct a review of research on good practices of educational leadership for the inclusion and social justice. Among the findings we highlight the importance of the school management team being focused on improving teaching and student learning, distributing the leadership among the whole educational community. All of this contributes to ensure a learning in and for equality, fighting against social inequalities.

Author Biography

María Navarro-Granados, Universidad de Sevilla

Sevilla / España
marifit89@gmail.com

Published

2017-04-01

How to Cite

Navarro-Granados, M. (2017). Toward an educational leadership for social justice in schools. Tramas/Maepova, 5(1), 161–173. Retrieved from http://revistadelcisen.com/tramasmaepova/index.php/revista/article/view/146