1st Edition

Organizational Theory for Equity and Diversity Leading Integrated, Socially Just Education

By Colleen A. Capper Copyright 2019
    256 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    256 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    Organizational Theory for Equity and Diversity covers the full range of organizational theories as applied to educational leadership practice and research, exploring not only traditional perspectives but also critically oriented epistemologies including Critical Race Theory; LatCrit, Asian, Tribal Crit, and Black Crit; Disability Studies theories; feminist theories; Queer Theory, and theories of intersectionality. Each chapter features teaching suggestions, discussion questions, and questions to help aspiring leaders critically analyze their leadership strengths and limitations in order to understand, apply, and integrate theories into practice. This valuable text provides aspiring school leaders and administrators with the theory and tools for creating equitable and diverse schools that are effective and sustainable.

    Series Editor Introduction

    Preface

    Acknowledgements

    Chapter 1 - Introduction and Epistemologies of Educational Leadership and Organizations

    Chapter 2 – History of Organizational Theory and Equity in the Field

    Chapter 3 – Structural Functional Epistemology

    Chapter 4 – Interpretivist Epistemology

    Chapter 5 – Critical Theory Epistemology

    Chapter 6 – Feminist, Poststructural, and Feminist Poststructural Epistemologies

    Chapter 7 – Critical Race Theory, Black Crit

    Chapter 8 – LatCrit, Tribal Crit, and Asian Crit Theories

    Chapter 9 – Black Feminism and Black Feminist Epistemology

    Chapter 10- Disability Studies in Education Epistemology

    Chapter 11 – Queer Theory

    Chapter 12 - Individual and Organizational Identity Formation toward Social Justice

    Biography

    Colleen A. Capper is Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.

    "This book makes no apologies in justifying why we need to ground the teaching and research in organizational theory in educational administration in areas such as critical race theory, feminist epistemologies, Queer theories, Disability studies, etc. Capper truly embraces a sincerity of intersectionality, which will help students re-think what organizations mean and what they do. This book will push our field to once and for all move research and teaching away from the traditional frameworks, and toward the organizational realities of the lived experiences of the people in those organizations."
    —Laurence Parker, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Utah

    "Instead of the typical manner of presenting organizational theories as topics such as structure, decision making, and leadership, Capper provides a unique analysis that makes so much more sense for the leadership development of educators. Using valuable teaching tools, she provides the opportunity for students (and instructors) to analyze their own identity development as they struggle with the claims of the various epistemologies regarding equity and diversity."
    —Gary M. Crow, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University

    "If you have ever wanted to critically interrogate the almost completely ’race- and culturally neutral‘ ways we think about and analyze organizations and organizational dynamics in schools, then this book is for you. I do not know of any other text that analyzes in such a thorough and truly useful fashion, while also acknowledging educational leadership’s history. This gem of a book includes rich dives into relevant epistemologies balanced against practical, pertinent, and quite useful case studies that speak to the current state of school leadership." 
    —Mark Anthony Gooden, Program Director and Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Professor of Education Leadership, Columbia University