Transformative Leadership in Education

Framed by real stories and grounded in research, the third edition of Transformative Leadership in Education presents an alternative approach to leadership that is engaged, active, and courageous. Noted scholar Carolyn M. Shields once again explores the concept of transformative leadership theory and its potential to create learning environments that are inclusive, excellent, equitable, and socially just, as required by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4, even in the face of the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world of education today. Chapters combine contemporary research findings with stories of schools, leaders, students, teachers, and community members to demonstrate that transformative leadership can promote academic achievement, family and community empowerment, democratic engagement, and global citizenship. This exciting text will appeal to all aspiring and practicing leaders who want to create organizations that are equitable, inclusive, and excellent and that prepare students to be successful, caring, and engaged citizens of the global community. New in this edition: - Discussion of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4: "to ensure inclusive, equitable and quality education and lifelong learning for all." - Updated end-of-chapter guiding questions to help readers reflect on their own practice and to apply the concepts in their own contexts. - Enriched discussion of the interrelationships among the eight tenets of transformative leadership and leading for social justice, with a separate chapter for each tenet. - Elaborated discussion of the need for reflection, grounding, and action on the part of transformative leaders. - Updated and expanded discussion of current topics such as refugees, transgender students, and historical roots of concepts like Islamophobia and anti-Semitism. - A survey to identify leadership beliefs and actions about equity and inclusion. Support Materials to prompt further dialogue and reflection downloadable at www.routledge.com/9781032734002.

Carolyn M. Shields is Professor Emerita of Educational Leadership in the College of Education at Wayne State University, Detroit, USA, where she has been focused on equity, excellence, and inclusion throughout her career.

Preface Online Support Materials Acknowledgments 1. Living in a World of Unfulfilled Promises: Examining the Context for Educational Leadership 2. Transformative Leadership as an Equitable, Inclusive, and Socially-Just Response to a VUCA World 3. Deep and Equitable Change: A Moral Reckoning 4. Deconstructing and Reconstructing Knowledge Frameworks to Promote Equity 5. Making Power a Positive and Moral Force 6. Promoting Both Private and Public Good: Creating Inclusive School Communities 7. Establishing a Climate of Democracy: Emancipation, Equity, and Justice 8. Recognizing Interconnectedness and Interdependence in our Global Community 9. Optimism, Hope, Critique, and Promise 10. Moral Courage: A Desperately Needed Quality 11. Putting it Together 12. Conclusion 13. Afterword: Transformative Leadership Survey