2nd Edition
Transformative Leadership in Education Equitable and Socially Just Change in an Uncertain and Complex World
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Living in a World of Unfulfilled Promises: Examining the Context for Educational Leadership
2 Transformative Leadership as a Socially-Just Response to a VUCA World
3 Changing Knowledge Frameworks to Promote Equity
4 Making Power a Positive Force
5 Promoting Both Private and Public Good: Creating Inclusive School Communities
6 Fostering Democracy and Global Citizenship: Understanding Justice and Interconnectedness in Our Global Community
7 Putting it Together: Transforming Schools
8 Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
References
Index
Biography
Carolyn M. Shields is Professor of Educational Leadership in the College of Education at Wayne State University, Detroit, USA.
"Shields’ broad experience working to promote social justice in a wide diversity of settings enables her to provide an abundance of specific examples to illustrate how unjust practices render harm. Providing a well thought out theoretical structure for the various exercises of school leadership, the 2nd edition of Transformative Leadership in Education is enhanced by a selection of reflective questions that invite readers to apply their insights to their own work settings. This book will serve well as a required text for courses focused on school leadership."
—Robert J. Starratt, Professor Emeritus, The Lynch School of Education, Boston College"The 2nd edition of Transformative Leadership in Education convincingly shows that leaders focusing solely on efficiency is not sustainable since it overlooks context and ethical relationships. Indeed, Shields’ notion of transformative leadership is a vital contribution in that it widens conceptions for action and provides significant concepts that enables educational leaders to navigate more justly the messy field of educational organizations and relationships."
—Silvia Edling, Faculty of Education and Business Studies, University of Gävle, Sweden
